. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1158 
17 November 2005 
 (05-5403) 
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):  Products using bronopol (Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry 
Number (Reg. No.) 52-51-7; 1,3-propanediol, 2-bromo-2-nitro- (9CI)), when used as an 
inert ingredient in-can preservative at 0.04% or less by weight of the total pesticide 
formulation when applied to growing crops or to raw agricultural comm odities after harvest, 
and when applied to animals.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Final rule.  2-Bromo-2-
Nitro-1,3-Propanediol (Bronopol); Exempti ons from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
(Available in English, 4 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes exemptions from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of 2-bromo-2-nitro-1, 3-propanediol, which is also known as bronopol 
(Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number (Reg. No.) 52-51-7; 1,3-propanediol, 
2-bromo-2-nitro- (9CI)), when used as an in ert ingredient in-can preservative at 0.04% or 
less by weight of the total pesticide formula tion when applied to growing crops or to raw 
agricultural commodities after harvest under 40 CFR 180.910, and when applied to animals 
under 40 CFR 180.930.  BASF Corporation subm itted a petition to EPA under the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as am ended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 
1996 (FQPA), requesting the exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance.  This 
regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of 2-bromo-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [ X ] 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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1158 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
9 November 2005 (Volume 70, Number 216, Pages 67906-67910), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/November/Day-09/p22255.htm , Available in 
English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  9 November 2005  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  9 November 2005  
12. Final date for comments:  This regulation is effective 9 November 2005.  Objections and 
Requests for hearings must be received under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0280 on or before 9 January 2006.  In th e Federal Register of 24 December 2002 EPA 
issued a notice announcing the filing of a pes ticide tolerance petition by the registrant.  
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 (7505C)   , 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. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-5683;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov