G/SPS/N/USA/3106  
 
25 September 2019  
(19-6174) 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):  Arugula;  Carrot, roots;  Celtuce;  Fennel, Florence, fresh leaves and 
stalk;  Garden cress;  Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B;  Leafy greens subgroup 4 -16A; 
Tropical and subtropical, small fruit, inedible peel, subgroup  24A; Upland cress;  Vegetable, 
legume, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C;  Vegetable, legume, edible podded, 
subgroup 6A;  Vegetable, legume, succulent shelled, subgroup 6B  
4. Regio ns 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:  Abamectin; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  7 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-09-09/html/2019 -19400.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of abamectin 
in or on multiple commodities.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or d isease, [  ] 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) : Codex Pesticide Number 177  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (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?  
[ ] 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 the Federal Register Notice for full information regarding which 
MRLs are harmonized and which are not.  G/SPS/N/USA/3106  
 
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  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) : 9 September 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 September 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 9 September 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; 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 -2019-09-09/html/2019 -19400.htm