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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/740
13 June 2003
(03-3107)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide Flonicamid for use on potatoes, pome fruit,
cotton, stone fruit, fruiting vegetables, cucurbits, leafy vegetables and ornamental uses in
nurseries and landscapes.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Pesticide Products;
Registration Applications (available in English, 2 pages).
6. Description of content:  EPA received applications as follows to register pesticide
products containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered products
pursuant to the provision of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.  Notice of receipt of these
applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on the applications.
Products Containing Active Ingredients Not Included in Any Previously Registered
Products.
1. File Symbol:  71512-O.  Applicant:  ISK Biosciences Corporation 7470 Auburn
Road, Suite A, Concord, OH 44077.  Product Name:  Flonicamid 50 WG.Insecticide.  Active ingredient:  Flonicamid at 50%.  Proposed classification/Use:
None.  For use on potatoes, pome fruit, cotton, stone fruit, fruiting vegetables,
cucurbits, and leafy vegetables.
2. File Symbol:  279-GETT.  Applicant:  FMC Corporation 1735 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103.  Product Name:  F1785 N 50 WG. Insecticide.  Activeingredient:  Flonicamid at 50%.  Propos ed classification/Use:  None.  For
ornamental uses in nurseries and landscapes.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   NAG/SPS/N/USA/740
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr28my03-58, Federal Register:  28 May 2003 (Volume 68, Number 102)
Pages 31701-31703;http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/May/Day-28/p13003.htm; Available in
English
10. Proposed date of adoption: :  not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  27 June 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0174" in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Bill Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  Tel
(202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov