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G/SPS/N/USA/2391 
11 June 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
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):  Multiple products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Dimethomorph; Pesticide Tolerances  Language(s):  
English  Number of pages:  6 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-04/html/2012-10709.htm  
6. Description of content:  Amended tolerances are established for residues of 
dimethomorph, in or on brassica, head and st em, subgroup 5A at 6.0 ppm; brassica, leafy 
greens, subgroup 5B at 30.0 ppm; onion, bulb subgroup 3-07A at 0.6 ppm; onion, green, 
subgroup 3-07B at 15.0 ppm; grape at 3.0 ppm; a nd grape, raisin at 7.0 ppm. A tolerance is 
established for residues of dimethomorph, in or on vegetable, leafy except brassica, group 4 at 30.0 ppm. This regulation also establishes tolerances for the indirect or inadvertent 
residues of dimethomorph, in or on wheat, forage at 0.15 ppm; wheat hay at 0.15 ppm and wheat, straw at 0.4 ppm. Furthermore, this regulation removes established tolerances on 
vegetable, bulb, group 3 and footnote pertaining the lack of a registration for use on grapes. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/USA/2391 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The Codex has established MRLs for dimethomorph in or on 
grape at 2 ppm; and grape, raisin at 5 ppm. These MRLs are different than the tolerances being established for dimethomorph in this action because the MRLs are based on residue 
data derived from Europe. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  In the Federal 
Register of 20 July 2011 (76 FR 43231) (FRL-8880-1), EPA issued a notice pursuant to 
section 408(d)(3) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3 ), announcing the filing of a pesticide 
petition (PP 0F7800) by BASF Corporation, P. O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27709. The petition requested that EPA amend 40 CFR part 180 by raising tolerances for 
residues of the fungicide dimethomorph, in or on brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A from 2.0 ppm to 5.0 ppm; brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B from 20.0 ppm to 30.0 ppm; 
green onion, subgroup 3B from 2.0 ppm to 11.0 ppm. The petition also requested that 40 
CFR part 180 be amended by establishing a tolerance for the residues of the fungicide dimethomorph, in or on vegetable, leafy at  16 ppm (PP 0F7816). The notice referenced a 
summary of the petition prepared by BASF Corpor ation, the registrant, which is available 
in the docket, http://www.regulations.gov . There were no comments received in response to 
the notice of filing.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2012 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Tamue L. Gibson, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: (703) 305-9096; E-mail: gibson.tamue@epa.gov 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov