WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/554/Add.1 
29 January 2004 
 (04-0343) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
   
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
 The following communication, dated 26 January 2 004, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States
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Products using Sulfuryl Fluoride . 
 Tolerances are established for residues of fluorid e in or on the following commodities from the 
post-harvest fumigation with sulfuryl fluoride for the control of insects: 
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------      Parts per 
Commodity    million 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barley, bran, post-harvest.............................… 45.0 
Barley, flour, post-harvest................................ 45.0 
Barley, grain, post-harvest............................… 15.0 Barley, pearled, post-harvest............................ 45.0 
Corn, aspirated grain fractions, post-harvest.... 55.0 
Corn, field, flour, post-harvest.......................... 35.0 Corn, field, grain, post-harvest......................... 10.0 
Corn, field, grits, post-harvest.......................... 10.0 
Corn, field, meal, post-harvest.......................... 30.0 
Corn pop, grain, post-harvest............................ 10.0 
Fruit, dried , post-harvest (other than raisin).....   3.0 Grape, raisin, post-harvest.................................   7.0 
Millet, grain, post-harvest.................................. 40.0 
Nut, tree, Group 14, post-harvest....................... 10.0 Oat, flour, post-harvest..................................… 75.0 
Oat, grain, post-harvest..................................… 25.0 
Oat, rolled, post-harvest.................................… 75.0 Pistachio, post-harvest.................................… 10.0 
Rice, bran, post-harvest................................… 31.0 
Rice, grain, post-harvest...............................… 12.0 Rice, hulls, post-harvest...............................… 35.0 
Rice, polished, post-harvest.............................. 25.0 
Rice, wild, grain, post-harvest........................... 25.0 Sorghum, grain, post-harvest............................. 40.0 
Triticale, grain, post-harvest.............................. 40.0 G/SPS/N/USA/554/Add.1 
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------      Parts per Commodity    million 
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Wheat, bran, post-harvest..................................   40.0 Wheat, flour, post-harvest................................. 125.0 
Wheat, germ, post-harvest................................. 130.0 
Wheat, grain, post-harvest.................................   40.04 
Wheat, milled byproducts, post-harvest............ 130.0 
Wheat, shorts, post-harvest................................   40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Tolerances are established for residues of sulfuryl  fluoride in or on the following commodities from 
the post-harvest fumigation with sulfuryl  fluoride for the control of insects: 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------      Parts per 
Commodity    million 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barley, bran, post-harvest..............................…   0.05 
Barley, flour, post-harvest.................................   0.05 
Barley, grain, post-harvest.................................   0.1 Barley, pearled, post-harvest..............................   0.05 
Corn, aspirated grain fractions, post-harvest.....   0.05 
Corn, field, flour, post-harvest...........................   0.01 
Corn, field, grain, post-harvest...........................   0.05 
Corn, field, grits, post-harvest........................... 15.0 Corn, field, meal, post-harvest...........................   0.01 
Corn pop, grain, post-harvest.............................   0.05 
Fruit, dried, post-harvest................................…   0.05 Millet, grain, post-harvest...............................…   0.1 
Nut, tree, Group 14, post-harvest...................…   3.0 
Oat, flour, post-harvest..................................…   0.05 Oat, grain, post-harvest..................................…   0.1 
Oat, rolled, post-harvest.................................…   0.1 
Pistachio, post-harvest...................................….   3.0 Rice, bran, post-harvest..................................….   0.01 
Rice, grain, post-harvest.................................….   0.04 
Rice, hulls, post-harvest.................................….   0.1 Rice, polished, post-harvest................................   0.01 
Rice, wild, grain, post-harvest.............................   0.05 
Sorghum, grain, post-harvest.............................   0.1 Triticale, grain, post-harvest..........................….   0.1 
Wheat, bran, post-harvest...............................…   0.05 
Wheat, flour, post-harvest..................................   0.05 
Wheat, germ, post-harvest..................................   0.02 
Wheat, grain, post-harvest..................................   0.1 Wheat, milled byproducts, post-harvest.............   0.05 
Wheat, shorts, post-harvest.................................   0.05 
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 To assure safe use of this pesticide commod ities treated with sulfuryl fluoride must be 
aerated for at least 24 hours prior to entering commerce.   G/SPS/N/USA/554/Add.1 
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  This regulation is effective 23 January 200 4. Objections and requests for hearings, 
identified by docket ID number OPP-2003-0373, mu st be received on or before 23 March 2004. 
 
 The full text of this addendum (final rule) can be found at the address below. 
 
DOCID:fr23ja04-6, Federal Register
:  23 January 2004 (Volume 69, Number 15), 
Pages 3240-3257; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2004/January/Day-23/p1540.htm ; 
Available in English. 
  Public Information and Records Integrit y Branch, Information Resources and Services 
Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.  opp-docket@epa.gov.  Note:  identify docket 
ID number "OPP-2003-0373" in the subject line.  
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Di vision, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  
Tel: (202) 720-4051, Fax:  (202) 720-7772, Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov
 
 
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