G/SPS/N/USA/3006  
 
6 June 2018  
(18-3451) 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): Barley, grain; Barley, hay; Barley, straw; Cattle, fat; Cattle, meat; 
Cattle, meat byp roducts; Corn, field, flour; Corn, field, forage; Corn, field, grain; Corn, 
field, milled byproducts; Corn, field, stover; Corn, pop, forage; Corn, pop, grain; Corn, 
pop, stover; Corn, sweet, forage; Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed; Corn, 
sweet, stover; Fruit, small vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 1.5 13 -07F; 
Goat, fat; Goat, meat; Goat, meat byproducts;  Grain, aspirated fractions;  Grape, raisin; 
Horse, fat; Horse, meat;   Horse, meat byproducts; Leaf petiole vegetable subgrou p 22B; 
Leafy greens subgroup 4 -16A;  Milk; Oat, forage; Oat, grain; Oat, hay; Oat, straw; Pea, 
field, forage; Pea, field, hay; Peanut; Peanut, hay; Peanut, refined oil; Peas and bean, 
dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C; Potato, processed potato was te; Potato, wet 
peel; Quinoa, grain; Rapeseed subgroup 20A; Rye, grain; Rye, hay; Rye, straw; Sheep, 
fat; Sheep, meat; Sheep, meat byproducts; Soybean, seed; Tomato, dried; Vegetable, 
cucurbit, group 9; Vegetable, fruiting, group 8 -10; Vegetable, tuberous and corm 
subgroup 1C; Wheat, forage; Wheat, germ; Wheat, grain; Wheat, hay; Wheat, milled 
byproducts; Wheat, straw  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or coun tries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Pydiflumetofen; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 9 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-05-24/html/2018 -11192.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
pydiflumetofen in or on multiple commodities.  
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) :  G/SPS/N/USA/3006  
 
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  [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: 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2017-02-07/html/2017 -02475.htm  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 24 May 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; 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.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-05-24/html/2018 -11192.htm