. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1081 
9 June 2005 
 (05-2360) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Residential lawns/turf, cotton, pineapple seeds, roses. 
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: EBDC 
Fungicides Mancozeb, Maneb and Metiram; Notice of receipt of requests to Voluntarily Cancel, Amend or Terminate Uses of Certain P esticide Registrations (available in English, 
3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to 
voluntarily amend their registrations to termin ate certain uses of products containing the 
pesticides mancozeb, maneb, and metiram.  The requests would terminate mancozeb uses 
in or on residential lawns/turf, foliar appli cation to cotton, and pineapple seed propagation 
treatment; maneb use on residential lawns/turf;  and metiram use on roses.  EPA intends to 
grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within  the comment period that would merit its 
further review of the requests, or unless the re gistrants withdraw their requests within this 
period.  Upon acceptance of these requests, any sal e, distribution, or u se of products listed 
in this notice will be permitted only if such sale,  distribution, or use is consistent with the 
terms as described in the final order.. 
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. 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:   NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
1 June 2005 (Volume 70, Number  104)] [Notices][Page 31447-31450], 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/June/Day-01/p10577.htm  Available in 
English. G/SPS/N/USA/1081 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 August 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2005-0072, 
must be received on or before 1 August 2005. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
For mancozeb , Christina Scheltema, Special Review and Re-registration Division 
(7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Telephone number:  (703) 308-
2201;  Fax number:  (703) 308-8005;  E-mail address: scheltema.christina@epa.gov
. 
 For maneb and metiram , Tawanda Spears, Special Revi ew and Reregistration Division 
(7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Telephone number:  (703) 308-
8050;  Fax number:  (703) 308-8005;  E-mail address:  spears.tawanda@epa.gov
. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Inquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  
Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov