. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/993 
28 September 2004 
 (04-4074) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Products that use thiamethoxamon;  a product typically used on cranberries to 
control cranberry weevil. 
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:   Final rule; 
Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances for Emerge ncy Exemptions (Available in English, 7 
pages). 
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes a time -limited tolerance for combined 
residues of thiamethoxam and CGA-322704 in or  on cranberries at 0.02 parts per million 
(ppm).  This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption 
authorizing use of the pesticide on cranberri es.  This regulation establishes a maximum 
permissible level for residues of thiamethoxam in this food commodity.  The tolerance will 
expire and is revoked on 31 December 2007. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] 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: 15 September 2004 (Volume 69, Number 178) Pages 55506-55512;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2004/September/Day-15/p20797.htm  
Available in English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   15 September 2004 G/SPS/N/USA/993 
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 12. Final date for comments:  15 November 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:   Stacey Milan Groce, Registration Division (7505C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protec tion Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  (703) 305-2505;  E-mail address:  
milan.stacey@epa.gov
. Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2004-0254" 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 add ress (if available) of other body:  Ms. Julie 
Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point O fficer, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  
202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov