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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/759
10 July 2003
(03-3717)
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 Azoxystrobin in artichoke, globe;  asparagus;
brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A;  herb subgroup 19A, (dried) except chive;  and herb
subgroup 19A, (fresh) except chive.
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 :  Azoxystrobin; Pesticide
Tolerance (available in English, 7 pages).
6. Description  of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of
Azoxystrobin, methyl (E)-2-[[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)-4-pyrimidinyl]oxy]-µ-
(methoxymethylene)-benzeneacetate, and its Z isomer, methyl (Z)-2-[[6-(2-
cyanophenoxy)-4-pyrimidinyl]oxy]-µ-(methoxymethylene)-benzeneacetate, in or onartichoke, globe at 4.0 ppm; asparagus at 0.04 ppm; brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A
at 3.0 ppm; herb subgroup 19A, dried, except chive at 260 ppm; and herb subgroup 19A,
fresh, except chive at 50 ppm.  Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested
these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by
the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
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 applicable
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  DOCID: fr18jn03-13,
Federal Register:  18 June 2003 (Volume 68, Number 117) Page 36480-36487;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/June/Day-18/p15261.htm;  available inEnglish.G/SPS/N/USA/759
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10. Proposed date of adoption:  18 June 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  18 August 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-2003-0196" 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