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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/810
7 October 2003
(03-5290)
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 Lambda Cyhalothrin
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:   Lambda Cyhalothrin;
Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions, (available in English, 10 pages).
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for combined
residues of the pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin, 1:1 mixture of (S)-[alpha]-cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1R,3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (R)-[a lpha]-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1S,3S)-3-
(2-chloro-3,3,3- trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dim ethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and its epimer
expressed as epimer of lambda-cyhalothrin, a 1:1 mixture of (S)-[alpha]-cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1S,3S) -3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (R)-[alp ha]-cyano-3- phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1R,3R)-3-
(2-chloro-3,3,3- trifluoroprop-1-enyl)- 2,2 di methylcyclopropanecarboxylate in or on
clover, forage and clover, hay.  This action is in response to EPA's granting of an
emergency exemption under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of the pesticide on alfalfa/clover/grass mixedstands.  This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level for residues of lambda-
cyhalothrin and its epimer in these food co mmodities.  Therefore, the tolerances are
established for the combined residues of lambda-cyhalothrin and its epimer in or on clover,
forage at 5.0 ppm and clover, hay at 6.0 ppm.
The tolerances will expire and are revoked on 31 December 2005.
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, 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:   not applicableG/SPS/N/USA/810
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr03se03-11,
Federal Register:  3 September 2003 (Volume 68, Number 170) Pages 52354-52363;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/September/Day-03/p22315.htm  ;  (available
in English)
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  3 September 2003
12. Final date for comments:  3 November 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 Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0267" 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:
Ms. Roseanne Freese, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign
Agricultural Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027,
Washington, DC  20250.  Tel:  (202) 690-1642, Fax:  (202) 720 7772,
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov