G/SPS/N/USA/3334  
 
17 June 2022  
(22-4721) Page: 1/2 
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):  Pineapple; Pineapple, process residue  
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:  Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-15/html/2022 -12880.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
thiamethoxam in or on pineapples.  
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 inte rnational standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter nu mber) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Codex has established an MRL for thiamethoxam in pineapple at 
0.01 mg/kg which is different than the US tolerance. At this time, the Codex and EPA 
residue definitions are different (Codex's MRL is for the parent compound, thiamethox am 
only, while EPA's is thiamethoxam plus metabolite CGA -322704); therefore, it is not 
possible to harmonize with the Codex MRL.  G/SPS/N/USA/3334  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-24/html/2021 -17894.htm  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2022  
[ ] 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:   
Marietta Echeverria, Registration Division (7505P), Office  of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460 - 
0001; Main telephone number: +(703) 305 7090; 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 -2022-06-15/html/2022 -12880.htm