. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/852 
5 February 2004 
 (04-0418) 
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:   Environment 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 Bitertanol, Chlorpropham, Cloprop, 
Combustion Product Gas, Cyanazine, et al. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Bitertanol, 
Chlorpropham, Cloprop, Combustion Product Gas, Cyanazine, et al.; Proposed Tolerance Actions, (available in English, 7 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This document proposes to revoke cer tain tolerances and tolerance 
exemptions for residues of the fungicide a nd insecticide dinocap; insecticides combustion 
product gas, ethion, formetanate hydrochloride, nicotine-containing compounds, 
polyoxyethylene, and tartar emetic; herbicid es chlorpropham, cyanazine, and tridiphane; 
fungicides bitertanol, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, and triforine; and the plant regulators cloprop and 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol because these specific to lerances are either no longer needed or are 
associated with food uses that are no longer curre nt or registered in the United States.  
Also, EPA is proposing to modify certain ethion tolerances before they expire.  
 The proposed action also follows-up on a number of prior notifications including but 
not limited to:  G/SPS/N/USA/652, 156, 816, & 579/Add.1. 
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, 
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  See explanation provided at link below. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr10de03-23, 
Federal Register :  10 December 2003 (Volume 68, Number 237) Pages 68806-68813; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/December/Day-10/p30272.htm ;  available in 
English G/SPS/N/USA/852 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   With the exception of certain tolerances for dinocap, 
ethion, and nicotine-containing compounds for which EPA is proposing specific expiration/revocation dates, the Agency is proposing that these revocations, modifications, 
and commodity terminology revisions become effective 90 days following publication of a 
final rule in the Federal Register.  EPA is  proposing to delay the effectiveness of those 
revocations for 90 days following publication of a final rule to ensure that all affected 
parties receive notice of EPA's actions.  With the exception of dinocap, ethion, and 
nicotine-containing compounds, the Agency believes that existing stocks of pesticide 
products labeled for the uses associated with  the tolerances and tolerance exemptions 
proposed for revocation have been complete ly exhausted and that treated commodities 
have cleared the channels of trade. 
 EPA is proposing expiration/revocatio n dates of 14 February 2004 for the 
dinocap tolerances on apple and grape.  Also , EPA is proposing expi ration/revocation dates 
of 1 October 2008 for the ethion tolerances on milk fat and the fat, meat, and meat 
byproducts of cattle.  In addition, EPA is proposing expiration/revocation dates of 
4 December 2005 for the nicotine-containing compounds tolerances on cucumber, lettuce, 
and tomato.  The Agency believes that these re vocation dates allow users time to exhaust 
stocks and allow sufficient time for passage of  treated commodities through the channels of 
trade.  However, if EPA is presented with in formation that existing stocks would still be 
available and that information is verified, the Agency will consider extending the 
expiration date of the tolerance. 
 The tables contained at the end of the pr oposed measure provide a useful reference 
of the proposed tolerance changes and commensur ate effective dates.  Refer to the provided 
link in Box 9. 
12. Final date for comments:  9 February 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:   Public Information and Reco rds 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 doc ket name "OPP-2003-0265" 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 add ress (if available) of other body:  Ms. Julie 
Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point O fficer, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Food Safety and Technical Services Divi sion, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.  
Tel:  (202) 720-4051, Fax:   (202) 720-7772, Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov