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G/SPS/N/USA/2279 
5 October 2011  
 (11-4820) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Multiple products 
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:  Atrazine, Chloroneb, Chlorpyrifos, Clofencet, 
Endosulfan, et al.; Tolerance Actions  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  10 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-14/html/2011-23515.htm  
6. Description of content:  This final rule announces that the US Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) is revoking certain tolerances in follow-up to canceled uses for chloroneb, 
chlorpyrifos, clofencet, endosulfan, ethyl parathion, methidathion, methyl parathion, and 
N,N-diethyl-2-(4-methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine;  modifying certain tolerances for atrazine; 
setting a revocation date for specific endosulfan  tolerances; and making minor revisions to 
tolerance expressions for a few of the aforemen tioned pesticide ingredients.  Also, EPA is 
removing expired tolerances for methidathion, and ethyl and methyl parathion. Please see 
the link for details regarding specifi c tolerances and products covered. 
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 stan dard?  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 G/SPS/N/USA/2279 
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  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 Alimentarius Commission (Codex) has established 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for endosul fan in or on various commodities including 
melons, except watermelon at 2 mg/kg and tea, green, black at 30 mg/kg; for methidathion 
in or on various commodities including apple at 0.5 mg/kg, cherries at 0.2 mg/kg, 
cottonseed at 1 mg/kg, nectarine at 0.2 mg/kg, olives at 1 mg/kg, peach at 0.2 mg/kg, pear 
at 1 mg/kg, and plums (including prunes) at 0.2 mg/kg; and for methyl parathion 
(parathion-methyl) in or on various commodities including potato at 0.05 mg/kg. These MRLs differ from the tolerances established in the US because of differences in use 
patterns and/or good agricultural practices.  The Codex has not established MRLs for 
atrazine, chloroneb, clofencet, N,N-diethyl-2 -(4-methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine, or ethyl 
parathion, nor has it established an MRL for chlorpyrifos on lettuce. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  14 September 2011 
[ ] 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 handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Te l: (703) 308-8037; e-mail address: 
nevola.joseph@epa.gov. Please referenc e docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0104. 
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 Authority, USDA Fore ign 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.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov