. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1182 
13 December 2005 
 (05-5912) 
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):  Food and feed commodities with residues of the biochemical pesticide (Z)-
7,8-epoxy-2-methyloctadecane  
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 a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of an Exemption from the Requirement of a 
Tolerance for the Residues of the Biochemica l Pesticide (Z)-7,8-epoxy-2-methyloctadecane 
in or on All Food and Feed Commodities (Available in English, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  EPA is printing notice of filing of a pesticide petition received, 
proposing the establishment of an exemption fro m the requirement of a tolerance for the 
residues of the biochemical pesticide (Z)-7,8 -epoxy-2-methyloctadecane in or on all food 
and feed commodities. EPA has determined that  this pesticide petition contains data or 
information regarding the elements set forth in federal law; however, EPA has not fully 
evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data  at this time or whether the data support 
granting of the pesticide petition. Additional da ta may be needed before EPA rules on this 
pesticide petition.  
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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
7 December 2005 (Volume 70, Number 234),Pages 72829-72831, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/December/Day-07/p23726.htm  (Available in 
English)  G/SPS/N/USA/1182 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0317, must be receive d on or before 6 January 2006. 
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:  Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, (7511C)  , 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l 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 Nationa l Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel: 202-720-4051; Fax: 202-690-0677; E-mail: fstsd@usda.gov