. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1805/Add.1 
15 October 2008  
 (08-4937) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 10 Octo ber 2008, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Glyphosate;  Tolerance Actions
 
 
EPA establishes tolerances for residues of gl yphosate in or on the following commodity(ies):  
Acerola, 0.2 ppm; Alfalfa, seed, 0.5 ppm; Almond, hulls, 25 ppm; Aloe vera, 0.5 ppm; Ambarella, 0.2 
ppm; Animal feed, nongrass, group 18, 400 ppm; Ar tichoke, globe, 0.2 ppm; Asparagus, 0.5 ppm; 
Atemoya, 0.2 ppm; Avocado, 0.2 ppm; Bamboo, shoo ts, 0.2 ppm; Banana, 0.2 ppm; Barley, bran, 30 
ppm; Beet, sugar, dried pulp, 25 ppm; Beet, sugar,  roots, 10 ppm; Beet, sugar, tops, 10 ppm; Berry 
group 13, 0.2 ppm; Betelnut, 1 ppm; Biriba, 0.2 ppm; Blimbe, 0.2 ppm; Borage, seed, 0.1 ppm; 
Breadfruit, 0.2 ppm; Cacao bean, 0.2 ppm; Cactus, fruit, 0.5 ppm; Cactus, pads, 0.5 ppm; Canistel, 0.2 
ppm; Canola, seed, 20 ppm; Cattle, meat byproducts , 5 ppm; Chaya, 1 ppm; Cherimoya, 0.2 ppm; 
Citrus, dried pulp, 1.5 ppm; Coconut, 0.1 ppm; Coffee,  bean, 1 ppm; Corn, field, forage, 6 ppm; Corn, 
field, grain, 5 ppm; Corn, pop, grain, 0.1 ppm; Corn, sweet, grain, 0.1 ppm; Cotton, gin byproducts, 175 ppm; Cotton, undelinted seed, 40 ppm; Cranbe rry, 0.2 ppm; Crambe, seed, 0.1 ppm; Custard 
apple, 0.2 ppm; Date, 0.2 ppm; Dokudami, 2 ppm; Durian, 0.2 ppm; Egg, 0.05 ppm; Epazote, 1.3 ppm; Feijoa, 0.2 ppm; Fig, 0.2 ppm; Fish, 0.25 ppm; Flax, meal, 8 ppm; Flax, seed, 4 ppm; Fruit, 
citrus, group 10, 0.5 ppm; Fruit, pome, group 11, 0. 2 ppm; Fruit, stone, group 12, 0.2 ppm; Galangal, 
roots, 0.2 ppm; Ginger, white, flower, 0.2 ppm; Go at, meat byproducts, 5 ppm; Gourd, buffalo, seed, 
0.1 ppm; Governor's plum, 0.2 ppm; Gow kee, leav es, 0.2 ppm; Grain, aspirated fractions, 100 ppm; 
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, ex cept field corn, forage, 100 ppm; Grain, cereal, 
group 15 except field corn, popcorn, rice, sweet corn and wild rice, 30 ppm; Grape, 0.2 ppm; Grass, 
forage, fodder and hay, group 17, 300 ppm; Guava,  0.2 ppm; Herbs subgroup 19A, 0.2 ppm; Hog, 
meat byproducts, 5 ppm; Hop, dried cones, 7 ppm; Horse, meat byproducts, 5 ppm; Ilama, 0.2 ppm; 
Imbe, 0.2 ppm; Imbu, 0.2 ppm; Jaboticaba, 0.2 ppm; Jackfruit, 0.2 ppm; Jojoba, seed, 0.1 ppm; Juneberry, 0.2 ppm; Kava, roots, 0.2 ppm; Kenaf, forage, 200 ppm; Kiwifruit, 0.2 ppm; Lesquerella, 
seed, 0.1 ppm; Leucaena, forage , 200 ppm; Lingonberry, 0.2 ppm; Longan, 0.2 ppm; Lychee, 0.2 
ppm; Mamey apple, 0.2 ppm; Mango, 0.2 ppm; Mangosteen, 0.2 ppm; Marmaladebox, 0.2 ppm; 
Meadowfoam, seed, 0.1 ppm; Mioga, flower, 0.2 ppm ; Mustard, seed, 0.1 ppm; Noni, 0.2 ppm; Nut, 
pine, 1 ppm; Nut, tree, group 14, 0.1 ppm; Okra, 0.5 ppm; Olive, 0.2 ppm; Oregano, Mexican, leaves, 2 ppm; Palm heart, 0.2 ppm; Palm heart, leav es, 0.2 ppm; Palm, oil, 0.1 ppm; Papaya, 0.2 ppm; 
Papaya, mountain, 0.2 ppm; Passionfruit, 0.2 ppm; Pawpaw, 0.2 ppm; Pea, dry, 8 ppm; Peanut, 0.1 
ppm; Peanut, hay, 0.5 ppm; Pepper leaf, fresh leav es, 0.2 ppm; Peppermint, tops, 200 ppm; Perilla, 
tops, 1.8 ppm; Persimmon, 0.2 ppm; Pineapple, 0. 1 ppm; Pistachio, 1 ppm; Pomegranate, 0.2 ppm; 
Poultry, meat, 0.1 ppm; Poultry, meat byproducts, 1 ppm; Pulasan, 0.2 ppm; Quinoa, grain, 5 ppm; G/SPS/N/USA/1805/Add.1 
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  Rambutan, 0.2 ppm; Rapeseed, seed, 20 ppm; Rice, grain, 0.1 ppm; Rice, wild, grain, 0.1 ppm; Rose 
apple, 0.2 ppm; Safflower, seed, 85 ppm; Salal, 0. 2 ppm; Sapodilla, 0.2 ppm; Sapote, black, 0.2 ppm; 
Sapote, mamey, 0.2 ppm; Sapote, white, 0.2 ppm; Sesame, seed, 0.1 ppm; Sheep, meat byproducts, 5 ppm; Shellfish, 3 ppm; Soursop, 0.2 ppm; Soybean, forage, 100 ppm; Soybean, hay, 200 ppm; Soybean, hulls, 100 ppm; Soybean, seed, 20 ppm; Spanish lime, 0.2 ppm; Spearmint, tops, 200 ppm; 
Spice subgroup 19B, 7 ppm; Star apple, 0.2 ppm; Starfruit, 0.2 ppm; Stevia, dried leaves, 1 ppm; 
Strawberry, 0.2 ppm; Sugar apple, 0.2 ppm; Suga rcane, cane, 2 ppm; Sugarcane, molasses, 30 ppm; 
Sunflower, seed, 85 ppm; Surinam cherry, 0.2 ppm;  Tamarind, 0.2 ppm; Tea, dried, 1 ppm; Tea, 
instant, 7 ppm; Teff, grain, 5 ppm; Ti, leaves, 0.2 ppm; Ti, roots, 0.2 ppm; Ugli fruit, 0.5 ppm; Vegetable, bulb, group 3, 0.2 ppm; Vegetable, cu curbit, group 9, 0.5 ppm; Vegetable, foliage of 
legume, subgroup 7A, except soybean, 0.2 ppm; Vege table, fruiting, group 8, 0.1 ppm; Vegetable, 
leafy, brassica, group 5, 0.2 ppm; Vegetable, leaf y, except brassica, group 4, 0.2 ppm; Vegetable, 
leaves of root and tuber, group 2, except sugar beet  tops, 0.2 ppm; Vegetable, legume, group 6 except 
soybean and dry pea, 5 ppm; Vegeta ble, root and tuber, group 1, ex cept sugar beet, 0.2 ppm; Wasabi, 
roots, 0.2 ppm; Water spinach, tops, 0.2 ppm; Wa tercress, upland, 0.2 ppm; Wax jambu, 0.2 ppm; 
Yacon, tuber, 0.2 ppm.  The regulatory action fina lized in this document is in follow-up to the 
Agency's reregistration program under the Federa l Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA), and tolerance reassessment program unde r the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA), section 408(q).  
This regulation is effective 10 September 2008.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 10 November 2008, and ma y be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-1170.  
This notice can be found at:  Federal Register:  10 September 2008 (Volume 73, Number 176) 
Rules and Regulations Page 52607-52616; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
PEST/2008/September/ Day-10/p20993.htm .  
 
This action is subsequent to a proposed rule pub lished in the Federal Register of 21 May 2008 
(73 FR 29456) (FRL-8362-1), in which the Agency  announced the receipt of a petition requesting the 
above changes to existing tolerances for residues of glyphosate.  No comments were received in 
response to this petition. 
 
This notice can be found at:  Federal Regi ster:  21 May 2008 (Volume 73, Number 99) 
Proposed Rules Page 29456-29471; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2008/May/Day-
21/p11420.htm . 
 
 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 10 27, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
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