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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/709
10 June 2003
(03-2973)
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):  Pesticide import tolerances under NAFTA
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:  Pesticides; North
American Free Trade Agreement Guidance Document on Requirements for Tolerances onImported Commodities;  Notice of Availability, (available in English, 3 pages).
6. Description of content:  This document provides detailed guidance on data requirements
that meet North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) standards for the establishment
of pesticide import tolerances or maximum residue levels in Canada, Mexico, and the
United States.  It has been developed consistently with the goals of the North American
Free Trade Agreement.  This guidance document does not change the U.S. datarequirements for obtaining a US import tolerance.  This notice starts a 60-day public
comment period, during which the public is encouraged to submit comments to EPA in
accordance with procedures described in Unit I of this document.
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:
fr16ap03-67, Federal Register:  16 April 2003 (Volume 68, Number 73)
Pages 18638-18640;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/April/Day-16/p9338.htm; Available in
English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  not applicableG/SPS/N/USA/709
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  16 June 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-2002-0281" 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