. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/971 
6 September 2004 
 (04-3688) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide Flumio xazin such as almond, garlic, grape, 
onion, peppermint, pistachio, shallot, spearmi nt, sugarcane and tuberous/corm vegetables 
(Subgroup 1C). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Final Rule:   
Flumioxazin;  Pesticide Tolerance (available in English, 7 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of Flumioxazin 
in or on almond nutmeat at 0.02ppm), almond hu lls at 0.70 ppm, garlic (Bulb at 0.02 ppm, 
grape at 0.02ppm, onion (dry bulb) at 0.02ppm , peppermint (tops) at 0.04ppm, pistachio at 
0.02 ppm, shallot (bulb) at 0.02ppm, spearmint (tops) at 0.04ppm, sugarcane (cane) at 
0.20ppm and tuberous/c orm vegetables (Subgroup 1C) at 0.02ppm.  
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, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register : 28 July 2004 (Volume 69, Number 144) Pages 45037-45042; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/August/Day-25/p19034.htm  (available in 
English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available G/SPS/N/USA/971 
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 12. Final date for comments:  25 August 2004.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 25 October 2004.  EPA  published notices announcing this regulation 
in the 31 December 2002 and 17 Ma rch 2004 Federal Registers.   
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov  Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2004-0212" in 
subject line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail a ddress (if available) of other body:   Ms. Julie 
Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point O fficer, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Food Safety & Technical Services Divisi on, Stop 1027, Washi ngton D.C. 20250.  
Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov