. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1416 
13 September 2006 
 (06-4367) 
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):  Almonds, hulls;  citrus, dried pulps;  citrus, oil;  cotton, gin byproducts; 
cotton undelinted seed;  fruit, citrus;  fruit, pome;  grape;  hops, dried cones;  nut, tree; peppermint, tops;  pistachio;  spearmint, tops.  
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:  Final rule. 
Fenpyroximate;  Pesticide Tolerance (Available in English, 4 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolera nces for combined residues of 
fenpyroximate and its z-isomer in or almond, hu lls at 3.0 ppm; citrus, dried pulp at 2.5 ppm; 
citrus, oil at 10 ppm; cotton, gin byproducts at 10 ppm; co tton undelinted seed at 0.10 ppm; 
fruit, citrus, group 10 at 0.60 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.40 ppm; grape at 1.0; hop, dried cones at 10 ppm; nut, tree, group 14 at 0.10 ppm; peppermint, tops at 7.0 ppm; pistachio at 0.10 ppm; spearmint, tops at 7.0 ppm.  
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: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Codex maximum residue limits (MRLs) are 
established for residues of fenpyroximate per se in/on apple, grapes, hops, oranges, and cattle commodities.  The Codex MRLs differ from the proposed and established tolerances 
for all commodities except hops.  Harmonization wi th the other Codex MRLs is not possible 
because the US tolerance expressions include additional metabolites/isomers.  There are 
currently no established Canadian or Mexican MRLs.  G/SPS/N/USA/1416 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
23 August 2006 (Volume 71, Number 163, Page:  49364-49368),  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/August/Day-23/p13761.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  This regulation is effective 23  August 2006.  This document 
was published in the Federal Register on 10 August 2005. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not specified.  
12. Final date for comments:  Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 23 October 2006.  
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:   
Ms Deborah Thompson, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov