G/SPS/N/USA/3023  
 
20 September 2018  
(18-5862) 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): Almond hulls; Apple wet pomace;  Brassica head and stem 
group  5-16; Brassica leafy grea ns subgroup 4 -16B; Citrus oil; Cotton gin bybroducts; 
Cotton undelinted seed; Fruit citrus group 10 -10; Fruit pome gr oup 11 -10; Fruit stone 
group 12 -12; Grain aspirated fractions; Leafy Greens subgroup 4 -16A; Leaf petiole 
vegetable subgroup 22B; Nut tree g roup 14 -12; soybean seed; Tomato dried; Vegetable 
cucurbit group 9; Vegetable fruiting group 8 -10; Vegetable tuberous and corn 
subgroup  1C 
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: Afidopyropen; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 8 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-09-13/html/2018 -19951.htm  
6. Description of content:  
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of afidopyropen, 
[(3S,4R,4aR,6S,6aS,12R,12aS,12bS) -3-[(cyclopropylcarbonyl)oxy] -
1,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,12,12a,12b -decahydro -6,12-dihydroxy -4,6a,12b -trimethyl -11-oxo-9-
(3-pyridinyl) -2H,11H -naphtho[2,1 -b]pyrano[3,4 -e]pyran -4-yl]methyl 
cyclopropanecarboxylate, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on multiple 
commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document.  
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) :  
[ ] Interna tional Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/USA/3023  
 
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  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: 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-08-12/html/2016 -19239.htm  (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 September 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 September 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 13 September 2018  
[ ] 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; Tel: +(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.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-09-13/html/2018 -19951.htm