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G/SPS/N/USA/2449 
14 August 2012  
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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:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS Code(s):  07, 08 
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:  Paraquat Dichloride; Pesticide Tolerances  Language(s):  
English  Number of pages:  6 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-08-09/html/2012-19320.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolera nces for residues of paraquat 
dichloride (hereafter in this document referre d to solely as paraquat) in or on multiple 
commodities. Interregional Research Project Nu mber 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.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No G/SPS/N/USA/2449 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The Agency cannot harmonize with the Codex MRL because 
there were residues greater than 0.01 ppm in some of the data on which the proposed U.S 
tolerances are based. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  In the Federal 
Register of October 27, 2010 (75 FR 66092) (FRL-9218-2), EPA issued a notice pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d )(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide 
petition (PP 0E7748) by IR-4 Project Headquarter s, Rutgers, the Stat e University of New 
Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540 (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  9 August 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  9 August 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  9 August 2012 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  9 October 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Andrew Ertman, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  703-308- 9367;  Email:  ertm an.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 Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel: 202-720-1301; Fax: 202-720- 0433; Email: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov