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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/550
12 February 2002
(02-0690)
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
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Oxadixyl;  Proposed Revocation of
Tolerances (5 pages)
5. Description of content:  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) document proposes
to revoke specific tolerances for residues of the fungicide oxadixyl because this pesticide is
no longer registered for those used in the United States.  EPA expects to determine whether
any individuals or groups want to support these tolerances.  The regulatory actions proposed
in this document contribute toward the Agency's tolerance reassessment requirements of theFederal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(q), as amended by the Food
Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).  By  law, EPA is required by August 2002 to
reassess 66% of the tolerances in existence on 2 August 1996 or about 6,400 tolerances.
The regulatory actions proposed in this document pertain to the proposed revocation of 14
tolerances which would be counted among tolerance/exemption reassessments made toward
the August 2002 review deadline.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no Codex tolerances for oxadixyl.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 67 FR 5548,
6 February 2002 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/550
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11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 8 April 2002.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Environmental Protection Agency
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Detailed instruction on where and how to send comments is in the body of the full text
which will be sent upon request to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov