. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1534 
24 April 2007 
 (07-1674) 
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):   Herbs, fresh, avocado, mango, pa paya, sapote, black, mamey, canistel, 
sapodilla, and star apple  
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.  Notice of 
Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (available in English, 5 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This document  proposes to amend existing regulations by 
establishing tolerances for residues of the fungicide pyraclostrobin, and its metabolite 
expressed as parent compound in or on the food commodities herbs, fresh at 30.0 ppm; 
avocado at 0.7 ppm; mango at 0.7 ppm; papaya at 0.7 ppm; sapote, black at 0.7 ppm; sapote, 
mamey at 0.7 ppm; canistel at 0.7 ppm; sapodilla at 0.7 ppm; and star apple at 0.7 ppm. 
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: 
4 April 2007 (Volume 72, Number  64) Notices Page 16352-16356; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-04/p6047.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1534 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 4 May 2007, and may 
be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0117. 
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 Authority, 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;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov