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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1448 
27 October 2006 
 (06-5180) 
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):   Pistachios.  
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.  Notice of Filing 
of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or Amendment to Regulations for Residues of 
Lambda-Cyhalothrin in or on Pistachio (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions 
proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of the insecticide 
lambda-cyhalothrin, 1:1 mixture of (S)-[alpha]-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1R,3R)-3-(2-
chloro-3,3,3- trifluoroprop- 1-enyl)-2,2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (R)-[alpha]-
cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1S,3S)-3-(2-chlo ro-3,3,3- trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2- 
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and its epimer expressed as epimer of lambda-cyhalothrin, a 1:1 mixture of (S)-[alpha]-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1S,3S)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2- dimethylcy clopropanecarboxylate and (R)-[alpha]-cyano-3- 
phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1R,3R)-3-(2-chloro-3, 3,3- trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2- 
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate in or on pi stachio at 0.05 parts per million (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: 
[   ] 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/1448 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
11 October 2006 (Volume 71, Number 196).  Pages 59780-59781. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/October/Day-11/p16592.htm  
Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not 
result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 13 November 2006 
if possible.  
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:  Doreen 
Chen-Moulec , United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-690-0607;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov