G/SPS/N/USA/3084  
 
19 June 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency  
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):  Almond hulls, Berry, low growing, subgroup 13 -07G; Brassica, head 
and stem, subgroup 5A;  Brassi ca, leagy greens, subgroup 5B; Fruit, citrus, group 10 -10; 
Fruit, citrus, group 10 -10, dried pulp;  Fruit, citrus, group 10 -10 oil; Fruit, pomme, 
group  10-11; Fruit, small, vine climbing, subgroup 13 -07D; Fruit, stone, group 12 -12; 
Grape, raisin; Nut, tree,  group 14 -12; Potato, chips; Potato, granules/flakes; Sugarcane, 
cane; Sugarcane, molasses; Tomato, paste; Vegetables, cucurbits, group 9;  Vegetables, 
fruiting, group 8 -10; Vegetables, leafy, except Brassica, group 4;  Vegetables, leaves of 
root and tuber, group 2, except sugar beet;  Vegetables, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 
1B; Vegetables, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C;  Barley, bran;  Barley, grain;  Barley, 
hay; Barley, straw; Buckwheat, grain; Grain, cereal, forage, fodder ad straw, group 16;  
Grain, ce real, gr oup 15; Oat, forage; Oat, grain; Oat, hay; Oat, Straw; Wheat, bran;  
Wheat, forage;  Wheat, germ;  Wheat, grain;  Wheat, hay;  Wheat, milled by -products;  
Wheat, straw  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Fluensulfone; Pesticide Tolerances . Final Rule . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  6 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-05-24/html/2019 -10793.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes and amends tolerances for residues  
of fluensulfone in or on multiple commodities. Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 101 
(Friday, 24 May 2019)  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Pesticide Number 265  
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=265  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OI E) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/USA/3084  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describ e, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  EPA harmonizes with Codex where possible, but for some of 
the MRLs (tolerance) in question, the data provided to EPA support a different MRL than 
Codex. Please refer to the Fede ral Register Notice for full information regarding which 
MRLs are harmonized and which are not.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2018-02-27/html/2018 -03989.htm  (available 
in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2019  
Proposed dat e of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:   
Michael L. Goodis, P.E., Director, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC 20460 -0001; Main telephone number: +(703) 305 7090; E -mail: 
RDFRNotices@epa.gov  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-05-24/html/2019 -10793.htm