. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1897 
13 January 2009  
 (09-0098) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  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):  Commodities for which pesticide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is used. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Petition to Revoke all Tolerances and Cancel all 
Registrations for the Pesticide 2,4-Dichloro phenoxyacetic Acid; Notice of Availability 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  3   
6. Description of content:  EPA is seeking public comment  on a 6 November 2008, petition 
from the Natural Resources Defense Council (N RDC), requesting that the Agency revoke 
all tolerances and cancel all registrations fo r the pesticide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid 
(2,4-D). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] 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:  
[   ] 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 N°)     
[ X ] None 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:    G/SPS/N/USA/1897 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal 
Register:  24 December 2008 (Volume 73,  Number 248); Notices Page 79100-79102.  
Please refer to docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0877.  Available online at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2008/December/Day-24/p30527.htm
   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable  
Propose 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) :    Not applicable 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  23 February 2009 
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:    
Registration Division, (7505P), Office of P esticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
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 Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov