. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/935 
20 July 2004 
 (04-3113) 
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 insecticide Flonicamid such as Brassica, leafy 
vegetables and mustard greens 
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:   Notice:  Flonicamid; 
Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Esta blish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide 
Chemical in or on Food  (Available in English, 4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition 
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of the insecticide flonicamid (N-
(cyanomethyl)-4-trifluoromethyl)-3-pridinecarboxamide (CA) or N-cyanomethyl-4- 
trifluoromethylnicotinamide (IUPAC) and its metabolites, TFNA [4-
trifluoromethylnicotinic acid, TFNA-AM (4 trifluoromethylnicotinamide) and TFNG N-(4-trifluoromethylnicotinoyl)-glycine) in or on the raw agricultural commodities: Brassica, 
head and stem, subgroup 5-A, at 1.5 parts per million (ppm), and mustard greens at 11 ppm. 
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:  NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register : 7 July 2004 (Volume 69 , Number 129 ) Page 40916-40920; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/July/Day-07/p15206.htm  (Available in 
English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not specified G/SPS/N/USA/935 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not specified 
12. Final date for comments:  6 August 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 Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and 
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pestic ide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. opp-docket@epa.gov Note: Identify docket name "OPP-2004-0132" 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 Inquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agriculture 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. 
Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax: 202-720-7772;  E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov