G/SPS/N/USA/3060  
 
16 April 2019  
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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):  Asparagus bean, edible podded; Bean ( Phaseolus  spp.), edible 
podded; Bean ( Vigna  spp.), edible podded; Catjang bean, edible podded; Celtuce; 
Chinese longbean, edible podded; Citrus, dried pulp; Citrus, oil; Cowpea, edible podded; 
Fennel, Florence, fresh leaves and stalk; French bean, edible podded; Fruit, citrus, 
group  10-10; Garden bean, edible pod ded; Goa bean, edible podded; Green bean, edible 
podded; Guar bean, edible podded; Jackbean, edible podded; Kidney bean, edible 
podded; Kohlrabi;  Lablab bean, edible podded;  Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B; 
Moth bean, edible podded; Mung bean, edible p odded; Navy bean, edible podded; Rice 
bean, edible podded; Scarlet runner bean, edible podded; Snap bean, edible podded; 
Sword bean, edible podded; Urd bean, edible podded; Vegetable, Brassica, head and 
stem, group 5 -16; Vegetable, leafy, group 4 -16; Veget able soybean, edible podded; 
Velvet bean, edible podded; Wax bean, edible podded; Winged pea, edible podded; 
Yardlong bean, edible podded  
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:  Mandipropamid; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  5 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-03-22/html/2019 -05406.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
mandipropamid in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in 
this document.  
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, identif y the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex pesticide number 210: 
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=231   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (O IE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/USA/3060  
 
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  [ ] 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 MRLs (tolerance) in question, the data provided to EPA support a different MRL than 
Codex. Please refer to t he 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 -2018-07-24/html/2018 -15722.htm  (available 
in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 22 March 2019  
Proposed d ate of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 March 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 22 March 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 ava ilable) 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; 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 -2019-03-22/html/2019 -05406.htm