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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/707
10 June 2003
(03-2971)
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 pesticide Fludioxonil in or on the raw agricultural
commodities brassica, turnip, longan, lychee, pulasan, rambutan, Spanish lime.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Fludioxonil;  Notice of
Filing Pesticide Petitions to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on
Food (available in English, 4 pages).
6. Description of content:  EPA has received pesticide petitions proposing, pursuant to
section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d),
to amend 40 CFR 180.516 by establishing tolerances for residues of fludioxonil, 4-(2,2-
difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, in or on the following rawagricultural commodities:
1. PP 2E6486 proposes tolerances as follows:
• Brassica, head and stem subgroup 5a at 1.5 parts per million (ppm).
• Brassica, leafy greens subgroup 5b at 9.0 ppm.
• Turnip, greens at 9.0 ppm.
2. PP 2E6462 proposes a tolerance for carrot at 0.5 ppm.
3. PP 3E6526 proposes a tolerance for herb subgroup 19a at 33.0 ppm.
4. PP 2E6448 proposes a tolerance for the following:
• Longan at 2.0 ppm.
• Lychee at 2.0 ppm.• Pulasan at 2.0 ppm.
• Rambutan at 2.0 ppm.
• Spanish lime at 2.0 ppm.
Pending PP 3E6526 proposes a tolerance for he rb subgroup 19a at 33.0 ppm. A tolerance
currently exist for fludioxonil on herbs and spices at 0.02 ppm (40 CFR 180.516). This
notice proposes amending 40 CFR 180.516 as follows:
1. Delete existing herbs and spices tolerance of 0.02 ppm and establish a separate
herb subgroup 19a tolerance at 33.0 ppm.
2. Establish a separate spice subgroup 19b tolerance at 0.02 ppm.G/SPS/N/USA/707
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As the result of this proposed amendment, the pending herb subgroup 19a tolerance at
33.0 ppm precludes the need for the existing herbs tolerance of 0.02 ppm.  Moreover, the
existing spices tolerance of 0.02 ppm is changed to spice subgroup 19b at 0.02 ppm.
Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petitions.  This summary does not
necessarily reflect the findings of EPA.
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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr02ap03-76, Federal Register:  2 April 2003 (Volume 68, Number 63)
Pages 16046-16050;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/April/Day-02/p7977.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:  2 May 2003
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 Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0102" 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