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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/679
10 January 2003
(03-0125)
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):  All products that use the pesticide Caffeine.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
U.S. trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Caffeine;  Receipt of
Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment, (available inEnglish, 4 pages).
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a quarantine exemption request from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant He alth Inspection Service to use the pesticide
caffeine (1H-purine-2,6-dione,3,7-dihydro-1,3,7- tr imethyl-) (CAS No. 58-08-2) to treat up
to 200 acres of floriculture and nursery crops, parks, hotels and resort areas, and forest
habitats to control Coqui and Greenhouse frogs.  The Applicant proposes the use of a newchemical which has not been registered by EPA.  EPA is soliciting public comment before
making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ X ] 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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr27se02-95, Federal Register:  27 September 2002 (Volume 67, Number 188)
Pages 61099-61102,http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2002/September/Day-27/p24489.htm;  Available
in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  27 September 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a.G/SPS/N/USA/679
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12. Final date for comments:  15 October 2002
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 ProtectionAgency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "AOPP-2002-0260" 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