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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1478 
13 December 2006 
 (06-5963) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 
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):   Various agricultural products includi ng tobacco, tomatoes, and strawberries.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
US trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.  Chloropicrin 
Risk Assessments (Phase 3 of 6- Phase Process); Notice of Availability  (Available in 
English;  2 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's human health and 
environmental fate and effects risk assessme nt(s) and related documents for the fumigant 
chloropicrin, and opens a public comment period on these documents. 
Chloropicrin is a non-selective pre-plant so il fumigant with fungicidal, herbicidal, 
insecticidal, and nematicidal properties.  Chloropi crin is also used in combination with other 
soil fumigants and as a warning agent for othe rsoil fumigants such as methyl bromide and 
telone (1,3-dichloropropene)and structural  fumigations using sulfuryl flouride. 
Chloropicrin is primarily used for pre-plan t soil uses for agricultural crops and greenhouses. 
However, chloropicrin is also used for fumi gations of empty grain and storage bins, tree 
replant sites, and wood telephone poles and timber. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  [Federal Register: 
29 November 2006 (Volume 71, Number 229)] [Notices] [Page 69112-69114].  Available 
in English.  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr /EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-29/p20145.htm G/SPS/N/USA/1478 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not known at this time. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not 
result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 29 January 2007. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Author ity, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  2 02-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov