G/SPS/N/USA/2559  
 
26 June 2013  
(13-3328)  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):  
 Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed; 
 Corn, sweet, forage; 
 Corn, sweet, stover; 
 Fruit, citrus, group 10-10; 
 Cattle, fat; 
 Cattle, meat; 
 Cattle, meat by-products; 
 Goat, fat; 
 Goat, meat; 
 Goat, meat by-products; 
 Horse, fat; 
 Horse, meat; 
 Horse, meat by-products; 
 Milk; 
 Sheep, fat; 
 Sheep, meat; 
 Sheep, meat by-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: Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerances  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 7 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-06-19/html/2013-14653.htm  
6. Description of content: SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances and modifies 
existing tolerances for residues of acetamiprid in or on multiple commodities which are 
identified and discussed later in this docume nt. Interregional Research Project Number 4 
(IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 
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/2559 
 
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  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- 2013-02-27/html/2013-04594.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2012-09-28/html/2012-23968.htm  
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 June 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 June 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 19 June 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) : 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: Andrew Ertman, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: +(703) 308 9367; E-mail: ertman.andrew@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