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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/730
13 June 2003
(03-3084)
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): Residues of Carboxin (5,6-dihydro- 2-methyl-N-phenyl-1,4-oxathiin-3-
carboxamide) and its metabolite 5,6-dihydro-3-carboxanilide-2-methyl-1,4-oxathiin-4-
oxide (calculated as carboxin) (from treatment of seed prior to planting) in or on canola.
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:   Carboxin;  Pesticide
Tolerance (available in English, 8 pages). (72846-7254)
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of
carboxin (5,6-dihydro-2-methyl-N-phenyl-1,4- oxathiin-3-carboxamide) and its metabolite
5,6-dihydro-3-carboxanilide-2-methyl-1,4-oxathiin-4-oxide (calculated as carboxin) (from
treatment of seed prior to planting) in or on canola, seed.  Gustafson LLC requested thistolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the
Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
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:   NA
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:  fr09de02-7,
Federal Register: 9 December 2002 (Volume 67, Number 236) Pages 72846-7254;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2002/December/Day-09/p31010.htm ;  Available
in English
10. Proposed date of adoption: not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  9 December 2002G/SPS/N/USA/730
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12. Final date for comments:  7 February 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 ProtectionAgency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2002-0326" 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