. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/102 
17 March 2005 
 (05-1105) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA) (107) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Pesticides (HS Chapter 
3808;  ICS 65). 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Pesticides; Data 
Requirement for Conventional Chemicals (77 Pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   EPA proposes to update and revi se its data requirements for the 
registration of conventional pesticide products . These data requirements and those already 
codified in part 158 of title 40 of the Code of  Federal Regulations (CFR), are intended to 
provide EPA with data and other inform ation necessary for the registration of a 
conventional pesticide chemical. Since the data requirements in part 158 were first codified 
in 1984, information needed to support the re gistration of a pesticide chemical has evolved 
as the general scientific understanding of th e potential hazards posed by pesticides has 
grown. Over the years, updated data require ments were developed by EPA using a process 
that involved public participa tion and extensive involvement by the scientific community, 
including peer review by the FIFRA Scientific  Advisory Panel (SAP). Most of the data 
requirements contained in this proposal have been applied on a case-by-case basis to support individual applications, or imposed vi a Data Call-In (DCI) on all registrants of 
similar products. Although the data require ments imposed have progressed as scientific 
understanding and concerns have evolved, the codified data requirements have not been 
updated to keep pace. This proposal involves cha nges to the codified data requirements that 
pertain to product chemistry, toxicology, r esidue chemistry, applicator exposure, post-
application exposure, nontarget terrestrial and aquatic organisms, nontarget plant protection, 
and environmental fate. Coupled with updati ng data requirements, EPA proposes to add a 
few new studies, reformat the requirements, and revise its general procedures and policies 
associated with data submission. By codi fying existing data requirements which are 
currently applied on a case-by-case basis, the pes ticide industry, along with other partners in 
the regulated community, attain a better understanding and are better prepared for the 
pesticide registration process. This proposed rule  does not apply to the data requirements for 
the registration of antimicrobial pesticide pr oducts; inert ingredients for pesticide products; G/TBT/N/USA/102 
Page 2  
 
 spray drift, product performance (efficacy); or biochemical, and microbial pesticides.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human life and health. 
8. Relevant documents:   70 Federal Register (FR) 12276 11 March 2005; Title 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part s 152 and 158.  Will appear in the Federal Register when 
adopted. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   9 June 2005 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Full Text of this Notification is Now Available on the Internet at URLs: 
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/24 22/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-
4466.htm 
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/24 22/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/
05-4466.pdf