. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/868 
27 February 2004 
 (04-0876) 
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 Bifenazate 
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:   Bifenazate; Pesticide 
Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions , Available in English, 8 pages 
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes a time-l imited tolerance for combined 
residues of bifenazate (1-methylethyl  2-(4-methoxy[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl) 
hydrazinecarboxylate) and diazinecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-methoxy-[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl), 1-methylethyl ester (expressed as bifenazate) in or  on potatoes at 0.05 ppm.  This action is in 
response to use of this chemical on potato es under an emergency exemption under section 
18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).  This regulation 
establishes a maximum permissible level for r esidues of bifenazate in this food commodity. 
The tolerance will expire and is revoked on 31 December 2006. 
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: fr04fe04-19, 
Federal Register : 4 February 2004 (Volume 69, Number 23) Pages 5289-5297; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/February/Day-04/p2271.htm ; Available in 
English   
10. Proposed date of adoption:   4 February 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   4 February 2004 G/SPS/N/USA/868 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Objections and requests for hearings, identified by docket ID 
number OPP-2003-0370, must be recei ved on or before 5 April 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 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: Identify docket name "OPP-2003-
0370" 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, E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov