G/SPS/N/USA/3090  
 
5 August 2019  
(19-5073) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
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):  Cranberry; Lentil, dry seed; Pea, dry seed  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading part ners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Fluopyram; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule. . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  6 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-01/html/2019 -13523.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fluopyr am 
in or on cranberry; lentil, dry seed; and pea, dry seed.  
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) :  
 http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=243  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OI E) (e.g.  Terrestrial 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?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describ e, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2018-12-21/html/2018 -27760.htm  (available 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2019  
[ ] 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:   
Michael L. Goodis, P.E., Director, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC 20460 -0001; Tel: +(703) 305 7090; E -mail: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax numb er and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-01/html/2019 -13523.htm