. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/954 
24 August 2004 
 (04-3536) 
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 the pesticide Met hoxyfenozide such as soybean seed, 
soybean forage, soybean hay, soybean aspirat ed grain fractions, so ybean hulls, soybean 
meal, and soybean oil.   
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:   Notice: 
Methoxyfenozide;  Notice of Filing a Pestic ide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a 
Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food, (available in English, 5 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions 
proposing the establishment of regulations fo r residues of Methoxyfenozide in or on 
soybean seed (2ppm), soybean forage (45ppm), soybean hay (65 ppm), soybean aspirated 
grain fractions (200ppm), soybean hulls (3 ppm), soybean meal (0.1ppm), and soybean oil (1.0ppm). 
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 : 13 August 2004 (Volume 69, Number 156) Pages 50192-50196; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/August/Day-13/p18576.htm  (available in 
English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available G/SPS/N/USA/954 
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 12. Final date for comments:  13 September 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:  Identif y docket name "OPP-2004-0207" 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 & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-720- 7772;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov