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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/970 
3 September 2004 
 (04-3685) 
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 Methoxyfenozide on peppermint, spearmint, 
strawberries, vegetable, root, subgroup 1A, ve getable leaves of root and tuber, Group 2, 
papaya, star apple, sapote mamey, coriander,  vegetable, legume, edible podded, subgroup 
6A at 1.5ppm, pea and bean, succulent shelle d, subgroup 6B and vegetable, foliage of 
legume, except soybean, subgroup 7A. 
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:   Notice: 
Methoxyfenozide;  Notice of Filing a Pestic ide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a 
Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food (available in English, 4 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions 
proposing the establishment of regulations fo r residues of Methoxyfenozide in or on 
various food commodities such as peppermint tops  at 7.0ppm;  spearmint, tops at 7.0 ppm; 
dill at 7.0 ppm;  strawberries at 1.5ppm;  vegetable, root, subgr oup 1A at 0.5ppm; 
vegetable leaves of root and tuber, Group 2 at  30ppm;  papaya, star apple, sapote black, 
mango, sapodilla, canistel and sapote mamey at 0.5ppm;  coriander, leaves at 30 ppm;  
vegetable, legume, edible p odded, subgroup 6A at 1.5ppm, pea and bean, succulent shelled, 
subgroup 6B at 0.2ppm; and vegetable, foliage  of legume, except soybean, subgroup 7A at 
35ppm. 
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 G/SPS/N/USA/970 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register : 18 August 2004 (Volume 69, Number 159) Pages 51298-51301; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/August/Day-18/p18769.htm  (available in 
English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available 
12. Final date for comments:  17 September 2004 
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-2004-0137" 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