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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/531
4 January 2002
(02-0046)
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
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition
to Establish a Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food – Thiamethoxam
(5 pages)
5.Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or
on various food commodities.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of
thiamethoxam and its metabolite, (N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N'methyl-N-nitro-
guanidine, in or on the raw agricultural commodity imported green and roasted coffee beans
and instant coffee at 0.05 parts per million (ppm).  EPA has determined that the petition
contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of the
FFDCA;  however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this
time or whether the data support granting of the petition.  Additional data may be neededbefore EPA rules on the petition.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no Codex maximum residue levels
for thiamethoxam on coffee.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 64828,
14 December 2001 (Available in English).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/531
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11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 14 January 2002.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Environmental Protection Agency
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Detailed instructions on where and how to send comments is in the body of the full text
which will be sent upon request to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov