G/SPS/N/USA/2689  
 
8 August 2014  
(14-4645)  Page: 1/2  
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  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  
 Fruit, pome, group 11-10; 
 Herb, subgroup 19A, except chervil and chive; 
 Vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10; 
 Timothy, forage; 
 Timothy, 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: Bifenazate; Pesticide Tolerances  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 9 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-08-06/html/2014-18041.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
bifenazate in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this 
document including tolerances with regional restrictions for timothy hay and timothy forage. In addition, this regulation removes existing tolerances on "fruit, pome, 
group 11" "vegetable, fruiting, group 8'' an d existing time-limited tolerances for 
"timothy, forage" and "timothy, hay" that are superseded by this action. 
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 st andard? 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/2689 
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
There are currently no established Codex MRLs for bifenazate in/on herbs, and timothy 
forage and hay. Codex MRLs are established for pome fruits (0.7 ppm), chili peppers 
(3 ppm), sweet peppers (2 ppm) and tomato (0.5 ppm), but not for other members of Vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10. 
The US is establishing a tolerance for Vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10 at 4.0 ppm for 
residues of bifenazate (and its metabolite). There is an existing US tolerance of 2 ppm for Vegetables, fruiting, crop, group 8. This tolerance was established in 2003 prior to 
the implementation of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development 
(OECD) calculation procedures. In 2007 Code x established the MRLs for chili peppers, 
sweet peppers and tomato and relied on the US field trial data. Codex chose not to establish a group tolerance for the fruiting vegetables but instead established separate 
Codex MRLs for tomato, peppers and chili peppers using the highest observed residue 
approach. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 6 August 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 August 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 6 August 2014 
[X] 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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
For further information contact: Lois Rossi, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: +(703) 305 7090; E-mail: RDFRNotices@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 Auth ority, 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