G/SPS/N/USA/3010  
 
2 July 2018  
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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: 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): Alfalfa, forage; Alfalfa, hay; Cattle, fat; Cattle, kidney; Cattle, meat; 
Cattle, meat  byproducts, except kidney; Goat, fat;   Goat, kidney; Goat, meat; Goat, meat 
byproducts, except kidney; Hog, kidney; Horse, fat;  Horse, kidney; Horse, meat; Horse, 
meat byproducts, except kidney;   Milk; Sheep, fat; Sheep, kidney; Sheep, meat;   Sheep, 
meat byproducts, except kidney; Animal feed, nongrass, group 18, except alfalfa, forage; 
Animal feed, nongrass, group 18, except alfalfa, hay  
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: Acetochlor; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 6 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-06-22/html/2018 -13459.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of acetochlor 
in or on alfalfa and related animal 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius /codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -
detail/en/?p_id=280  
[ ] 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 p roposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Most, but not all of the MRLs are harmonized with Codex.  G/SPS/N/USA/3010  
 
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  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) : 22 June 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 June 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 22 June 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 num ber 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; Tel: +(703) 305 70 90; 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 -2018-06-22/html/2018 -13459.htm