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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/287
30 May 2000
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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 may be provided in addition, where applicable).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Pesticide Product; Registration
Applications - New Active Ingredient - Milbemectin (2 pages)
5. 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.
EPA received applications as follows to register pesticide products containing active
ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provision of
section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.  Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by
the Agency on the applications.
1. Product Name: Milbemectin Technical Miticide/Insecticide. Active ingredient:  Milbemectin
(<gr-thn-eq> 70% milbemycin A<INF>4</INF> and <ls-thn-eq> 30% milbemycinA<INF>3</INF>) at 97.0%. Proposed classification/Use:  Formulation into miticide/insecticide
for application to pome fruits group, citrus fruits group, strawberries, ornamentals, and
non-bearing fruit trees.
2.  Product Name:  Milbeknock EC Miticide/Insecticide. Active ingredient:  Milbemectin
(<gr-thn-eq> 70% milbemycin A<INF>4</INF> and <ls-thn-eq> 30 milbemycin
A<INF>3</INF>) at 1.0%. Proposed classification/Use: Miticide/insecticide for application to
pome fruits group, citrus fruits group, strawberries, ornamentals, and non-bearing fruit trees.
6. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from other
damage from pests           G/SPS/N/USA/287
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7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no Codex Alimentarius Commission
(CODEX) tolerances for milbemectin.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 34176,
26 May 2000 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  26 June 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Environmental Protection Agency.
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number
and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Detailed instruction on where and how to
send comments is in the body of the full text - which will be sent upon request to the address inparagraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture BuildingStop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov