G/SPS/N/USA/3022  
 
20 September 2018  
(18-5859) 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): coffee, green bean  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relev ant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Spiromesifen; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 6 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-09-11/html/2018 -19760.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of 
spiromesifen in or  on coffee.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
 Codex has a MRL for residues of only spiromesifen in/on coffee beans of 0.05 
ppm. Since the residue expression for the U.S. and Codex tolerances differ and 
since the maximum combined residues of spiromesifen and BSN 2060 -enol in/on 
coffee green bean from the field trials was greater than 0.1 ppm, harmonization 
with the Codex expression/value is not possible. Note that BSN 2060 -enol is 
included in the tolerance expression due to the demonstrated degradation of 
parent to BSN 2060 -enol during storage.  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plan t Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Codex has a M RL for residues of only spiromesifen in/on coffee G/SPS/N/USA/3022  
 
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  beans of 0.05 ppm. Since the residue expression for the U.S. and Codex tolerances differ 
and since the maximum combined residues of spiromesifen and BSN 2060 -enol in/on 
coffee green bean from the field tria ls was greater than 0.1 ppm, harmonization with the 
Codex expression/value is not possible. Note that BSN 2060 -enol is included in the 
tolerance expression due to the demonstrated degradation of parent to BSN 2060 -enol 
during storage.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-02-27/html/2018 -03989.htm  (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 September 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 September 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 11 September 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., Wash ington, 
DC 20460 -0001; Tel: +(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 -2018-09-11/html/2018 -19760.htm