G/SPS/N/USA/2688  
 
7 August 2014  
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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): Alfalfa, hay; Alfalfa, forage; Almond; Almond, hulls; 
Apple; Apricot; Asparagus; Atemoya; Avocado; Banana \1\; Barley, bran; Barley, flour; Barley, grain; Barley, hay; Barley, pearled barley; Barley, straw; Bean, dry, seed; Bean, 
succulent; Beet, garden, roots; Beet, garden, tops; Beet, sugar, dried pulp; Beet, sugar, 
roots; Beet, sugar, tops; Berry, low gr owing, subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry; 
Blackberry; Blueberry; Boysenberry; Brassica , head and stem, subgroup 5A; Brassica, 
leafy greens, subgroup 5B; Broccoli; Cabbage; Canistel; Carrot, roots; Cattle, fat; 
Cattle, kidney; Cattle, liver; Cattle, meat by -products; Chayote, fruit; Chayote, roots; 
Cherry, sweet; Cherry, tart; Cherimoya; Ch estnut; Cilantro, leaves; Clover, forage; 
Clover, hay; Corn, field, forage; Corn, field, grain; Corn, field, stover; Corn, pop, grain; 
Corn, pop, stover; Corn, sweet, forage; Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks 
removed; Corn, sweet, stover; Cotton, gin by-products; Cotton, undelinted seed; Cowpea, forage; Cowpea, hay; Crabapple;  Cranberry; Cucumber; Currant; Custard 
apple; Date, dried fruit; Dewberry; Eggplant; Fennel; Fig; Flax, seed; Fruit, pome, 
group 11-10; Fruit, small, vine climbing, ex cept fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F; Garlic, 
bulb; Gooseberry; Ginseng; Goat, fat; Goat, kidney; Goat, liver; Goat, meat by-
products; Grape; Grape, raisin; Grapefruit; Grass, forage; Grass, hay; Guava; Hazelnut; 
Hog, kidney; Hog, liver; Hog, meat by-products; Hop, dried cones; Horse, fat; Horse, kidney; Horse, liver; Horse, meat by-products; Horseradish; Kumquat; Leafy greens subgroup 4A, except spinach; Leek; Lemon; Lentil, seed; Lespedeza, hay; Lettuce, 
head; Lettuce, leaf; Lime; Loganberry; Lupin, seed; Mango; Melon; Mushroom; 
Nectarine; Nut, macadamia; Oat, forage; Oat, flour; Oat, grain; Oat, groats/rolled oats; Oat, hay; Oat, straw; Okra; Onion, bulb; Onion, green; Orange; Papaya; Parsnip; 
Passion fruit; Pea; Pea, field, hay; Pea, field, vines; Peach; Peanut, hay; Peanut, 
postharvest; Pear; Pecan; Pepper; Peppermint, tops; Pineapple; Plum; Plum, prune; Potato; Poultry, kidney; Poultry, liver; Pumpkin; Quince; Radish; Raspberry; Rice, grain, 
postharvest; Rice, wild; Rutabaga; Rye, bran; Rye, flour; Rye, fora ge; Rye, grain, Rye, 
straw; Safflower, seed; Salsify, roots; Sals ify, tops; Sapodilla; Sapote, black; Sapote, 
mamey; Sapote, white; Shallot, bulb; Sheep, fat; Sheep, kidney; Sheep, liver; Sheep, meat by-products; Sorghum, grain, forage; Sorghum, grain, grain; Sorghum, grain, 
stover; Soybean, forage; Soybean, hay; Soybean, seed; Soybean, vegetable, succulent; 
Spearmint, tops; Squash, summer; Squash, winter; Star apple; Strawberry; Sugar apple; Sunflower, seed, postharvest; Sweet potato, roots; Swiss chard; Tangerine \2\; 
Tomato; Trefoil, forage; Trefoil, hay; Turnip, greens; Turnip, roots; Vegetable, brassica, 
leafy, group 5; Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9; Vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4; 
Vetch, hay; Wheat, bran; Wheat, flour; Whea t, germ; Wheat, grain; Wheat, hay; Wheat, 
middlings; Wheat, shorts; Wheat, straw Walnut; Watercress; Wheat, forage; Wheat, 
straw. 
\1\ There are no US registrations as of 23 September 2009. 
\2\ There are no US registrations for use of mancozeb on tangerine.  G/SPS/N/USA/2688 
 
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  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: Amitraz, Carfentrazone-ethyl, Ethephon, Malathion, 
Mancozeb, et al.; Proposed Tolerance Actions  Language(s): English  Number of 
pages: 12 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-07-11/html/2014-16063.htm  
6. Description of content: EPA is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for the 
fungicides spiroxamine and triflumizole, the herbicides carfentrazone-ethyl and quizalofop ethyl; the insecticides amitraz, oxamyl, propetamphos, and spinosad; and the plant growth regulators ethephon and mepiquat . In addition, EPA is proposing to revoke 
the tolerance on rice straw for multiple active ingredients. Also, EPA is proposing to 
modify certain tolerances for the fungicides mancozeb, thiram, and triflumizole; and the insecticide malathion. In addition, EPA is proposing to establish new tolerances for the 
fungicide mancozeb. Also, in accordance with  current Agency practice, EPA is proposing 
to make minor revisions to the tolerance expression for malathion, mepiquat, and thiram. 
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 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
The Codex has not established a MRL for carf entrazone-ethyl, mepiquat, propetamphos, 
quizalofop ethyl, spiroxamine, triflumizole, ethephon in or on cucumber, oxamyl in or on 
soybean seed, spinosad in or on coriander leaves, or total dithiocarbamates in or on barley bran, barley flour, field corn grain, oat flour, oat grain, rye bran, rye grain, wheat 
bran, wheat flour, and wheat, shorts. 
The Codex has established MRLs for total dithiocarbamates determined as carbon 
disulfide in or on various commodities, including barley and wheat, each at 
1 milligram/kilogram (mg/kg). These MRLs are the same as the tolerances proposed for 
mancozeb in the United States. 
The Codex has established MRLs for total dithiocarbamates determined as carbon 
disulfide in or on various commodities, including papaya at 5 mg/kg. This MRL is covered 
by a proposed US tolerance at a higher level than the MRL. The MRL is different than the 
proposed US tolerance for mancozeb in the United States because of differences in residue definition, use patterns, and/or good agricultural practices. 
The Codex has established MRLs for malathion in or on various commodities, including 
onion, bulb at 1 milligram/kilogram (mg/kg).  This MRL is the same as the tolerance 
proposed for malathion in the United States. G/SPS/N/USA/2688 
 
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  The Codex has established MRLs for malathion in or on various commodities, including 
asparagus at 1 mg/kg and peppers at 0.1 mg /kg. These MRLs are covered by proposed 
US tolerances at higher levels than the MRLs. These MRLs are different than the 
tolerances established for malathion in the United States because of differences in 
residue definition, use patterns, and/or good agricultural practices. 
The Codex has established MRLs for malathion in or on citrus fruits at 7 mg/kg, grapes 
at 5 mg/kg, and turnip greens at 5 mg/kg. Th ese MRLs are different than the tolerances 
proposed for malathion in the United States because of differences in residue definition, use patterns, and/or good agricultural practices. 
The Codex has established a MRL for amitraz in or on various commodities, including 
cotton seed at 0.5 mg/kg. This MRL is covered by the current US tolerance at a higher level than the MRL, but would no longer be covered due to the proposed revocation of 
the US tolerance. 
The Codex has established MRLs for total dithiocarbamates determined as carbon 
disulfide in or on various commodities, including banana at 2 mg/kg, peach at 7 mg/kg, and strawberry at 5 mg/kg. The MRLs for banana and peach are the same as the US 
tolerances proposed for thiram in the United States. The MRL for strawberry is covered 
by a proposed US tolerance at a higher level than the MRL. The MRL for strawberry is different than the tolerance proposed for thiram in the United States because of 
differences in use patterns, and/or  good agricultural practices. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/F R-2008-10-01/html/E8-22946.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/F R-2008-10-01/html/E8-22957.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-05-03/html/E6-6615.htm  (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 July 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 July 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 11 July 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: Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division 
(7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: +(703) 308 8037; E-mail: nevola.joseph@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