G/SPS/N/USA/3378  
19 April 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):  Raw agricultural commodities, Vegetable, legume, pulse, bean, 
dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6 -22E and Vegetable, legume, pulse, pea, dried 
shelled, subgroup 6 -22F. 
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:  Deltamethrin; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule. 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  7 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-04-04/html/2023 -06939.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
deltamethrin in or on the raw agricultural commodities, Vegetable, legume, pulse, bean, 
dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6 -22E and Vegetable, legume, pulse, pea, dried 
shelled, subgroup 6 -22F. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] prote ct 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=135  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquat ic 
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  G/SPS/N/USA/3378  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The Codex has established MRLs for deltamethrin in or on the 
raw or processed agricultural commodities, Pulses (group) at 1 ppm. The Codex MRL is 
much higher and is based on a post -harvest use. EPA cannot harmonize the tolerance of 
0.07 ppm because of the large difference in the values which would limit its usefulness as 
an enforcement tool. However, EPA will be harmonizing with the Canadian MRL of 
0.07 ppm for the equivalent subgroups.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-30/html/2022 -18675.htm  
(available in Eng lish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 April 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 April 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 4 April 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 Enqui ry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Daniel Rosenblatt, Acting Director, Registration Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460 -0001; Tel: +(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 -2023-04-04/html/2023 -06939.htm