. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/896 
6 April 2004 
 (04-1539) 
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 Spiroxamine. 
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:   Spiroxamine; Notice of 
Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolera nce for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or 
on Food,  (available in English, 4 pages). 
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a pesticide pe tition to establish a tolerance for 
residues of Spiroxamine, 8-(1,1-Dim ethylethyl)-N-ethyl-N-propyl-1,4-
dioxaspiro[4,5]decane-2-methanamine in or on the raw agricultural commodity hop, dried cone - import at 50.0 parts per million (ppm).  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 th e sufficiency of the submitted data at this 
time or whether the data supports granting of th e 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 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:fr10de03-78, 
Federal Register :  10 December 2003 (Volume 68, Number 237), pages 68904-68908; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/December/Day-10/p00489.htm ;  available in 
English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. G/SPS/N/USA/896 
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 12. Final date for comments:   
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Public Information and Reco rds 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:  Identif y docket name "OPP-2003-0385" 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, Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov