. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/876 
12 March 2004 
 (04-1105) 
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 Gamma-Cyhalothrin 
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:   Gamma-Cyhalothrin; 
Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Esta blish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide 
Chemical in or on Food (available in English, 3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a pesticide petition (4F6812) proposing to add 
gamma-cyhalothrin ((S)-[alpha]-cyano-3-phe noxybenzyl (Z)-(1R,3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-
trifluoripropenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) to the tolerance expression of lambda-cyhalothrin, ((S)-[alpha]-cyano-3- phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1R,3R )-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-
trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,1-dimethylcyclo propanecarboxylate and (R)-alpha-cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1S,3S)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate).  Gamma-cyhalot hrin is the isolated active isomer of 
lambda-cyhalothrin. EPA has determined that  the petition contains data or information 
regarding the elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of the FFDCA;  however, EPA has not 
fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted da ta at this time or whether the data support 
granting of the petition.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition. 
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, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are Codex maximum residue levels 
established or pending for residues of cyhalothrin,  as the sum of all isomers, in or on a few 
crops and commodities.  These levels will be  considered as EPA reviews the petition. G/SPS/N/USA/876 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr25fe04-62, 
Federal Register
:  25 February 2004 (Volume 69, Number 37) Pages 8654-8656; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/February/Day-25/p3938.htm ; available in 
English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not applicable 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number 
OPP-2004-0025, must be receive d on or before 26 March 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:    
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and 
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pestic ide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov 
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0025"  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 and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.  
Tel:  (202) 720-4051, Fax:   (202) 720-7772, Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov