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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/650
29 October 2002
(02-5950)
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 Sucrose Octanoate Esters, which include, but
are not limited to chewing gum, confections, and frostings; texturizers in surimi-based
fabricated seafood products; and emulsifiers in coffee and tea beverages with added dairyingredients and/or dairy product analogs.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Any
trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Sucrose Octanoate
Esters; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance, Available in English, 7 pages.
6. Description of content:   This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of
a tolerance for residues of certain sucrose octanoate esters on all food commodities when
applied/used in accordance with good agricultural practices. This regulation eliminates theneed to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of sucrose octanoate esters.
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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   DOCID: fr25se02-9,
Federal Register: 25 September 2002, (Volume 67, Number 186), page 60146-60152,
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2002/September/Day-25/p24224.htm; available in
English.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n/a
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   25 September 2002G/SPS/N/USA/650
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12. Final date for comments:   25 November 2002
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 AOPP-2002-0016@ 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,
US Department of Agriculture,
Stop 1027,Washington, DC 20250.
Tel:  (202) 720-9047
Fax:  (202) 720-0677
E-Mail:  fstsd@zsda,gov