. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/959 
24 August 2004 
 (04-3542) 
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 fungicide Forchlorfenuron such as almonds, apples, 
blueberries, cranberries, figs, grapes, kiwifruit, olives, pears and plums (fresh). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Final Rule.  
Forchlorfenuron; N-(2-chloro-4-pyridinyl )-N-phenylurea; Time Limited Pesticide 
Tolerance (Available in English;  7 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes a time limited tolerance for residues of 
forchlorfenuron; N-(2-chloro-4-pyridinyl )-N-phenylurea in or on almonds, apples, 
blueberries, cranberries, figs, grapes, kiwifruit,  olives, pears and plums (fresh) at 0.01ppm.  
The tolerance will expire on 31 May 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:   NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register : 11 August 2004 (Volume 69, Number 154) Pages 48799-48805;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/August/Day-11/p18383.htm  (available in 
English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available G/SPS/N/USA/959 
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 12. Final date for comments:  11 August 2004.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 12 October 2004.  EPA pub lished a notice pursuant to this action in 
the 7 April 2004 Federal Register. 
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:    
Registration Division (7505C), Office of  Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
 Note:  Identify docket name "OPP- 2004-0145" 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: 
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  
Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-720-7772; Email:  fstsd@usda.gov