G/SPS/N/USA/3361  
 
5 January 2023  
(23-0150) 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):  Almond; Almond, hulls; Apple; Avocado; Blackberry; Blueberry; 
Cattle, meat; Cattle, meat by -products; Cherry; Corn (multiple commodities); Cranberry; 
Currant; Egg; Fruit, citrus, group 10 -10; Fruit, pome, group 11 -10; Fruit, stone, 
group  12-12; Goat, meat; Goat, meat by -products; Grape; Grapefruit; Hazelnut; Horse, 
meat; Horse, meat by -products; Lemon; Loganberry; Milk; Nut, macademia; Nut, tree, 
group 14-12; Olive; Orange; Peach; Pear; Pecan; Plum; Raspberry; Sheep, meat; Sheep, 
meat by -products; Strawberry; Walnut  
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:  Simazine; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  7 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-12-22/html/2022 -27715.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of simazine in 
or on citrus fruits (crop group 10 -10), pome fruits (crop group 11 -10), stone fruits 
(crop  group 12 -12), and tree nuts (crop group 14 -12) and amends the tolerance for 
residues in or on almond hulls.  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commis sion (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 number) :  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/USA/3361  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2012-07-25/html/2012 -17899.htm  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 22 December 2022 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 December 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 22 December 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:   
Daniel Rosenblatt, Registration Division (Mail Code 7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460 - 
0001; Main telephone number: +(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 -2022-12-22/html/2022 -27715.htm