G/SPS/N/USA/3040  
 
23 November 2018  
(18-7374) 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): Berry, low growing, except strawberry, subgroup 13 -07H, except 
blueberry, lowbush and lingonberry; Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4 -16B; Caneberry 
subgroup 13 -07A; Celtuce; Coffee, green bean; Fennel, Florence, fresh leaves and stalk; 
Grain, aspirated grain fractions; Kohlrabi; Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B; Leafy 
greens subgroup 4 -16A; Rice, grain; Rice, hulls; Rice, straw; Soybean, forage; Soybean, 
hay; Soybean, hulls; Soybean, seed; Vegetable, Brassica, head and stem, group 5 -16 
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: Cyantraniliprole; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 8 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-11-13/html/2018 -24379.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
cyantraniliprole in  or on 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 text) : Codex pesticide #263: http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=263  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OI E) (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, describ e, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: There are no established Codex MRLs on the caneberry 
subgroup 13 -07A, soybean, aspirated grain fractions, celtuce, Florence fennel and rice.  G/SPS/N/USA/3040  
 
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  The US tolerances being established for coffee and Brassica, leafy greens subgroup 4 -16A 
are harmonized with Codex.  
The US tolerances being established for the low growing berry subgroup 13 -07H; leaf 
petiole vegetable subgroup 22B; Brassica head and stem vegetable group 5 -16; leafy 
greens su bgroup 4 -16B; and kohlrabi are not harmonized with Codex MRLs. The Codex 
MRLs established for residues of cyantraniliprole on these commodities a re lower than the 
recommended U S tolerances. "The U.S. tolerances are not harmonized with Codex 
because data pr ovided to EPA support higher limits than the Codex MRLs".  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-04-11/html/2018 -07516.htm , 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-03-21/html/2018 -05639.htm  (available in 
English)  
10. Propose d date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 November 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 November 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 13 November 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 number 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., Wash ington, 
DC 20460 -0001; Main telephone number: +(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.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-11-13/html/2018 -24379.htm