. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1313 
12 May 2006 
 (06-2335) 
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):  Cotton and pears  
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.  Amitraz; 
Product Cancellation Order (Availa ble in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations 
voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide amitraz.  This cancellation or der follows a 17 March 2004 Federal Register 
Notice of Receipt of Requests from the amitraz registrant to voluntarily cancel all uses of its Ovasyn Insecticide/Miticide and Mitac W Insecticide product registrations.  These are not 
the last amitraz products registered for use in  the United States, but are the last amitraz 
products for the use sites of cotton and pears.  
In the 17 March 2004 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the 
cancellations, unless the Agency received substa ntive comments within the 30 day comment 
period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew its requests within this period.  The Agency received no comments regarding the 
cancellation of Ovasyn Insecticide/Miticide and M itac W Insecticide.  Further, the registrant 
did not withdraw its requests.  
Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this no tice a cancellation order granting the requested 
cancellations.  Any distribution, sale, or use of the amitraz products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance  with the terms of this order, including 
any existing stocks provisions.  G/SPS/N/USA/1313 
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  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: 
3 May 2006 (Volume 71, Number 85).  Pages 26083-26084.  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/May/Day-03/p6617.htm  (Available in 
English).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  The cancellations are effective 3 May 2006.  
12. Final date for comments:  Members are encouraged to s ubmit their comments as soon as 
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 (7508P), 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 Deborah Thompson, Acting, United Stat es 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