. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1524 
18 April 2007 
 (07-1586) 
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):   Products containing Dichlorvos  
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.   Dichlorvos 
(DDVP); Notice of Receipt of Request to Amend to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations (available in English;  4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces a request to amend to terminate uses of 
DDVP product registrations.  DDVP is an organophosphate insecticide and fumigant registered for use in controlling flies, mosqu itoes, gnats, cockroaches,  fleas, and other insect 
pests.  Specifically, the request would terminate DDVP use in dry bait formulations and in 
impregnated resin cat and dog flea collars.  Th e request would not terminate the last DDVP 
products registered for use in the United States. 
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [  ] 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: 
23 March 2007 (Volume 72, Number 56) Notices Page 13786-13789; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-23/p5260.htm . 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1524 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice which may or may not result in further 
regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 23 April 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302. 
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 202-690- 0677; E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov.