G/SPS/N/USA/2997  
 
26 April 2018  
(18-2622) 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): Almond, hulls; Brassica, leafy, greens, subgroup 4 -16B; Kohlrabi; 
Leaf petiole vegetab le subgroup 22B; Leafy greens subgroup 4 -16A; Nut, tree, 
group  14-12; Okra; Onion, green, subgroup 3 -07B; Stalk and stem vegetable subgroup 
22A; Vegetable, brassica, head and stem, group 5 -16; Vegetable, fruiting, group 8 -10 
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: Clethodim; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 8 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-04-12/html/2018 -07651.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of clethodim 
in or on multiple commodities. In addition, this regulation removes several previously 
established tolerances that are superseded by this final rule.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from anim al/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 internation al standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: There are no Codex MRLs for clethodim and its metabolites in or 
on the crops associated with this action.  G/SPS/N/USA/2997  
 
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  9. Other relevant documen ts and language(s) in which these are available: 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2017-03-23/html/2017 -05704.htm  (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 April 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 April 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 12 April 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 -2018-04-12/html/2018 -07651.htm