. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/892 
6 April 2004 
 (04-1537) 
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 pesticides listed at  the link below (see link in part 9 of 
this notification). 
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:  Cancellation of Pesticides 
for Non-payment Of Year 2003 Registration Maintenance Fees , (available in English, 
13 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Since the amendments of Octobe r, 1988, the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) has required payment of an annual maintenance 
fee to keep pesticide registrations in effect .  The fee due last 15 January has gone unpaid 
for 864 registrations.  Section 4(i)(5)(G) of FIFRA provides that the Administrator may 
cancel these registrations by order and without a hearing; orders to cancel all 864 of these 
registrations have been issued within the past few days. 
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:   n.a. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr06no03-48, 
Federal Register :  6 November 2003 (Volume 68, Number 215) pages 62785-62798; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2003/November/Day-06/p27954.htm ; Available 
in English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. G/SPS/N/USA/892 
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 12. Final date for comments:  n.a. 
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 Record s Integrity Branch (PIRIB), 
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20460. opp-docket@epa.gov Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0339" in subject line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number an d 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, E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov