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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/838
2 December 2003
(03-6388)
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):  Products that use the active ingredients Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki strain
BK at 28.0%, Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki strain BK at 1.4% or Paecilomyces lilacinus
strain 251 at 6%
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trade partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Pesticide Product;
Registration Applications  (Available in English, 3 pages)
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide
products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered
products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.  These active ingredients include Bacillusthuringiensis kurstaki strain BK at 28.0%, Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki strain BK at 1.4%
or Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251 at 6%.
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease,  [   ]  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:  NA
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr14no03-74,
Federal Register: 14 November 2003 (Volume 68, Number 220) Page 64623-64625;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/November/Day-14/p28424.htm  (Available
in English)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   NA
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   NAG/SPS/N/USA/838
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12. Final date for comments:  15 December 2003
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:
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 “OPP-2003-0029” 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:
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural
Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.
Tel: (202) 720-4051, Fax: (202) 720-7772, Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov