G/SPS/N/USA/2897  
 
24 October 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: Fluopicolide; Pesticide Tolerances . Language(s): 
English . Number of pages: 8 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-09-26/html/2016 -23184.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation amends tolerances for residues of fluopicolide 
in or on potato, processed potato waste and vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C 
and establishes a tolerance for residues of fluopi colide in or on potato, granules/flakes. 
This regulation also assigns an expiration date to existing tolerances for potato, 
processed potato waste at 1.0 ppm and vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 
0.3 ppm. Lastly, this regulation establishes a ti me-limited tolerance on hop, dried cones. 
The time -limited tolerance is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption 
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The time -limited 
tolerance will expire and revoked on 31 December 2019.  
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 standar d:   G/SPS/N/USA/2897  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 26 September 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 26 September 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six mont hs from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 26 September 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 designate d to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
For further information contact: Michael Goodis, 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: [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 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