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G/SPS/N/USA/921 
14 June 2004 
 (04-2560) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  peppermint, spearmint, legume vegeta bles(succulent and dried), root 
vegetables (except sugar beet), radish tops, st rawberries, blueberries, cranberries, lingon 
berries, june berries, rapeseed, Italian rapeseed, Indian mustard seed, field mustard seed, 
black mustard seed, flax seed, safflower seed, crambe seed and borage seed, grapes, grape 
juice, raisins, tuberous and corm crop, l eafy vegetables (except Brassica greens crop) and 
stem brassica crop. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Thiamethoxam; Notice 
of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tole rance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or 
on Food.  Number of Pages: 6 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition 
proposing the establishment of regulations fo r residues of peppermint, spearmint, legume 
vegetables(succulent and dried), root vege tables (except sugar beet), radish tops, 
strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, ling on berries, June berries, rapeseed, Italian 
rapeseed, Indian mustard seed, field mustard seed, black mustard seed, flax seed, safflower 
seed, crambe seed and borage seed, grapes, grape juice, raisins, tuberous and corm crop, 
leafy vegetables (except brassica greens crop) and stem brassica crop. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register:  2 June 2004 (Volume 69, Number 106) Pages 31110-31116;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/June/Day-02/p12311.htm  Available in 
English G/SPS/N/USA/921 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:    
12. Final date for comments:  2 July 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov  Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2004-" in subject line 
of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety and Technical Servi ces Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250. 
Tel:  (202) 720-4051, Fax:   (202) 720-7772, Email:  fstsd@usda.gov