G/SPS/N/USA/2878  
 
10 Aug ust 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: Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for 
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities   Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 3 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-07-20/html/2016 -17164.htm  
6. Description of content: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several 
initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of 
regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territ ory 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, desc ribe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     G/SPS/N/USA/2878  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of t he 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 August 2016  
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:  
For further informat ion contact: Susan Lewis, Registration Division (RD) (7505P); Main 
telephone number: +(703) 305 7090; E -mail: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing 
address for each contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylva nia Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460 -0001. As part 
of the mailing address, include the contact person's name, division, and mail code. The 
division to contact is listed at the end of each pesticide petition summary.  
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