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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/778
30 July 2003
(03-4042)
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):  Any products that carry the insecticide Spirodiclofen on citrus, pome and
stone fruits and tree nuts in accordance with good agricultural practices or for
manufacturing use.
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:   Pesticide Products;
Registration Applications (Available in English, 2 pages)
6. Description of content:  EPA received applications as follows to register pesticide
products containing a new active ingredient not included in any previously registered
products pursuant to the provision of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.  These application cover
Products Containing an Active Ingredient Not Included in Any Previously RegisteredProducts:  1. File Symbol: 3125-LIO. Applicant: Bayer Corporation for Product name:
Spirodiclofen. Technical. Type of product: Insecticide. Active ingredient: Spirodiclofen at
97.8%. Proposed classification/Use: None. For manufacturing use only; and 2. File
Symbol: 3125-LOR. Applicant: Bayer Corp. Produ ct name: Envidor 2SC. Type of product:
Insecticide. Active ingredient: Spirodiclofen at 22.3%. Proposed classification/Use: None.For the control of mites on citrus, pome fruit, stone fruit, and tree nuts.
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:   not applicable
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID: fr09jy03-87,
Federal Register: 9 July 2003 (Volume 68, Number 131) Page 40932-40934;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/July/Day-09/p16929.htm (Available inEnglish)
10. Proposed date of adoption:  not applicableG/SPS/N/USA/778
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:  not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  8 August 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 Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. opp-docket@epa.gov
Note: Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0215" 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. Roseanne Freese, US Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.
Tel (202) 690-1642, Roseanne.Freese@usda.gov