G/SPS/N/USA/3394  
30 June 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency  
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):  Tropical and subtropical, medium to large fruit, edible peel, 
subgroup  23B; Tropical and subtropical, medium to large fruit, smooth, inedible peel, 
subgroup 24B; Tropical and subtropical, small fruit, inedible peel, subgroup 24A; Grass, 
forage; Grass, hay  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Glufosinate; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  4 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-06-20/html/2023 -12926.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of glufosinate 
in or on tropical and subtropical, medium to large fruit, edible peel, subgroup 23B; tropical 
and subtropical, medium to large fruit, smooth, inedible peel, subgroup 24B; and tropical 
and subtropical, small fruit, inedible peel, subgroup 24A. T he regulation also establishes 
tolerances with regional registrations in or on grass, forage and grass, hay.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : https://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=175  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrest rial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  EPA harmonizes with Codex where possible, but for some of the G/SPS/N/USA/3394  
 
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  MRLs (tolerance) in question, the data provided to EPA support a different MRL than 
Codex. Please refer to the Federal  Register Notice for full information regarding which 
MRLs are harmonized and which are not.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-10-24/html/2022 -22979.htm  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 June 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 June 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 June 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Charles Smith, Director, Registration Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460 - 
0001; Main telephone number: +(202) 566 1030; E -mail: RDFRNotices@epa.gov  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-06-20/html/2023 -12926.htm