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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1191 
10 January 2006 
 (06-0088) 
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):  Alfalfa, beans (succulent and snap), birdsfoot trefoil, broccoli, cabbage 
(including Chinese), cauliflower, celery, citrus, clover, cucumbers, eggplant, filberts, grapes, melons (honeydew, muskmelon, canta loupe, watermelons, and other melons), 
onions (green and dry bulb), pecans, peppers , plums and dried plums, quince, spinach, 
strawberries, and tomatoes  
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.  
Azinphos-methyl; Order to Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses (Available in 
English, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the order to amend registrations to 
terminate certain uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant(s) and accepted by the 
Agency, of products containing the pesticide azinphos-methyl.  This cancellation order 
follows a 30 September 2002 Federal Regist er Notice of Receipt of Requests ( 67 FR 61337 ) 
(FRL-7199-6) from the azinphos-methyl registrant s to amend their product registrations to 
terminate certain uses of azinphos-methyl from their product registrations. In the 
30 September 2002 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the 
amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agen cy received substantive comments within the 
30-day comment period that would merit its furt her review of these requests.  The Agency 
did not receive any comments on the Notice.  Accordingly, EPA approved new labels 
without the uses in August 2003. Any distribution, sale, or use of the azinphos-methyl 
products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of 
this order, including any existing stocks provisions.  
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   G/SPS/N/USA/1191 
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 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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
28 December 2005 (Volume 70, Number 248) Pages 76827-76828, 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/December/Day-28/p24469.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  28 December 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  28 December 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  The cancellations are effective 28 December 2005  
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:  Special Review and Reregistration, 7508C,  Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency , 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
D.C. 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; E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov