G/SPS/N/USA/2881  
 
12 August 2016  
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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: US Environmental Protection Agency  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as spe cified 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   
[ ] Spec ific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Cloquintocet -mexyl; Pesticide Tolerances   
Language(s): English   Number of pages: 5 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ FR-2016-08-02/html/2016 -17534.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
cloquintocet -mexyl and its acid metabolite in or on multiple commodities which are 
identified and discussed later in this document when cl oquintocet -mexyl is used as an 
inert ingredient (herbicide safener) in pesticide formulations containing the new active 
ingredient halauxifen -methyl (XDE -729 methyl).  
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 Commission (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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     G/SPS/N/USA/2881  
 
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  10. Proposed date of a doption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 August 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 August 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 2 August 2016  
[ ] 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 a ddress 
(if available) of other body:  
Susan Lewis, 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: RDFRNoti ces@epa.gov  
13. Text(s)  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 Foreign Agricultural Ser vice, 
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.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov