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12 June 2003
(03-3053)
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 Cyprodinil in or on the raw agricultural
commodities lychee, longan, rambutan, pulasan, Spanish lime, carrot, brassica, herbs, and
almond hulls.
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:  Cyprodinil;  Notice of
Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or
on Food (available in English, 4 pages).
6. Description of content:  EPA has received pesticide petitions proposing, pursuant to
section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d),
to amend 40 CFR part 180, by establishing tolerances for residues of cyprodinil in or on thefollowing raw agricultural commodities:
1. PP 2E6447 proposes the establishment of a tolerance for lychee, longan,
rambutan, pulasan, and Spanish lime at 2.0 parts per million (ppm).
2. PP 2E6461 proposes the establishment of a tolerance for carrot at 0.5 ppm.
3. PP 2E6485 proposes the establishment of a tolerance for Brassica, head and stem
subgroup 5A at 2.0 ppm, Brassica, leafy greens subgroup 5B at 10.0 ppm, and
turnip, greens at 10.0 ppm.
4. PP 3E6529 proposes the establishment of a tolerance for herb subgroup 19A at
10 ppm.
5. PP 2E6530 proposes the establishment of a tolerance for almond, hulls at 8.0
ppm.
EPA has determined that the petitions contain data or information regarding the elements
set forth in section 408(d)(2) of the FFDCA;  however, EPA has not fully evaluated the
sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting of the
petitions.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petitions.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
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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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr05fe03-53, Federal Register:  21 April 2003 (Volume 68, Number 76) Page 19528-19532;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/April/Day-21/p9750.htm; Available inEnglish
10. Proposed date of adoption:  not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  21 May 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental ProtectionAgency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note: Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0019" 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