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G/SPS/N/USA/2471 
1 October 2012  
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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:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Multiple products 
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:  Butylate, Clethodim, Dichlorvos, Dicofol, Isopropyl 
Carbanilate, et al.;  Tolerance Actions  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  9 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-09-26/html/2012-23712.htm  
6. Description of content:  EPA is revoking specific tolerances, in follow-up to canceled uses 
or where a commodity is no longer a significant feed item, for butylate, clethodim, dichlorvos, dicofol, isopropyl carbanilate, methanearsonic acid, methomyl, naled, 
primisulfuron-methyl, tralomethrin, and ziram, and the tolerance exemption for pine oil.  
However, EPA will not revoke the dicofol tole rances on tea and tolerance exemptions for 
rotenone, derris, or cube roots at this time.  Also, EPA is making minor revisions to the 
tolerance expressions for dicofol, methanear sonic acid, methomyl, and tralomethrin, 
revising the nomenclature of specific tolerances for butylate, methomyl, and tralomethrin, 
and removing expired tolerances for certain p esticide active ingredients, in accordance with 
current EPA practice.  In addition, EPA is re instating popcorn tolerances for metolachlor to 
remedy an inadvertent omission and cover existing registrations. 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2471 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) The Codex has established a MRL for methomyl in or on grapes at 
5 milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg).  The Codex has established MRLs for dicofol in or on cattle meat at 3 mg/kg, eggs at 0.05 mg/kg, poultry meat and cottonseed at 0.1 mg/kg, and cherries at 5 mg/kg.  The Codex has established MRLs for dicofol 
in or on various other commodities, including beans, dry at 0.1 mg/kg, citrus fruits 
at 5 mg/kg, hops, dry at 50 mg/kg, mel ons, except watermelon at 0.2 mg/kg, pecans 
and walnuts at 0.01 mg/kg, and peppe rs and summer squash at 1 mg/kg. 
[ ] 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?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  25 March 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  26 September 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  25 March 2013 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  26 November 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  +(703) 308 8037;  E-mail:  
nevola.joseph@epa.gov 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov