G/SPS/N/USA/3144  
 
21 January 2020  
(20-0546) 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):  Arugula;  Berry, low growing, subgroup 13 -07G; Bushberry subgroup 
13-07B; Caneberry subgroup 13 -07A; Cress, garden;  Cress, upland;  Fruit, small, vine 
climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit,  subgroup 13 -07F; Fruit, stone, group 12 -12, except 
plum, prune;  Kiwifruit, fuzzy;  Leafy greens, subgroup 4 -16A, except spinach;  Onion, bulb, 
subgroup 3 -07A; Onion, green, subgroup 3 -07B; Vegetable, fruiting, group 8 -10, exc ept 
non-bell pepper . 
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:  Fenhexamid; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  6 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-01-16/html/2020 -00080.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
fenhexamid in or un multiple 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 tex t):  
 http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=215   
[ ] 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  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard: EPA harmonizes with Codex where possible, but for some of 
the MRLs (tolerance) in question, the data provided to EPA support a different MRL than 
Codex. Please refer to the Federal Register Notice for full information regarding which 
MRLs are harmoniz ed and which are not.  G/SPS/N/USA/3144  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2018-10-18/html/2018 -22659.htm  (available 
in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 January 2020  
Proposed  date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 January 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 16 January 2020  
[ ] 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 ava ilable) 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  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.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-01-16/html/2020 -00080.htm