G/SPS/N/USA/2669  
 
13 May 2014  
(14-2942)  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: US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Orange \1\; Orange, oil \1\  
\1\There are no US registrations.  
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: Tebuconazole; Pesticide Tolerances  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 6 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-05-07/html/2014-10216.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
tebuconazole in or on orange and orange, oil. 
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 st andard? 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:  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-02-25/html/2014-03861.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-10-25/html/2013-25267.htm  (available in 
English) G/SPS/N/USA/2669 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 May 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 May 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 7 May 2014 
[X] 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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
For further information contact: Lois Rossi, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: +(703) 305 7090; E-mail: RDFRNotices.First@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 Auth ority, USDA Foreign 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.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov