. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1279 
28 April 2006 
 (06-2027) 
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):  Chloroneb products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NOTICE. Chloroneb; 
Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Terminate Certain Uses of Pesticide Registrations and Request for Label Amendm ents (Available in English, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request submitted by the 
registrant to voluntarily terminate certain u ses of its chloroneb products and request label 
amendments.  The request would terminate chloroneb use on residential lawns and turf, as well as on lawns and turf at parks and schools.  EPA intends to grant this request at the 
close of the comment period for this announ cement unless the Agency receives substantive 
comments within the comment period that woul d merit further review of the request, or 
unless the registrant withdraws its request w ithin this period.  Upon acceptance of this 
request, any sale, distribution, or use of produc ts listed in this notice will be permitted only 
if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent  with the terms as described in the final order.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] 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: 
19 April 2006 (Volume 71, Number 75), Pages 20093-20095  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/April/Day-19/p5748.htm
 (Available in 
English).  G/SPS/N/USA/1279 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  19 May 2006  
12. Final date for comments:  Members are encouraged to submit their comments by 
19 May 2006 if possible.  
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:  Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), 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:  Ms Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov