G/SPS/N/USA/3223  
 
17 February 2021  
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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:  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):  Bean, dry, seed; Bean, succulent; Celery; Fruit, citrus, group 10 -10; 
Fruit, citrus, group 10 -10, dried pulp; Fruit, pome, group 11; Pepper; Potato; T omato  
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:  Streptomycin; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-02-09/html/2021 -02511.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
streptomycin in or on the fruit, citrus, group 10 -10 and fruit, citrus, group 10 -10, dried 
pulp. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect huma ns 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 rel ated 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/3223  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2016-04-25/html/2016 -09559.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2014-09-05/html/2014 -21101.htm  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 February 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 February 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 9 February 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from t he 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:   
Marietta Echeverria, 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: 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 -2021-02-09/html/2021 -02511.htm