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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1547 
8 May 2007 
 (07-1915) 
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):   Various 
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. 
Pesticides; Data Requirements for Biochemical and Microbial Pesticides; Notification to the 
Secretary of Agriculture (Available in English, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  This document notifies the public that the Administrator of EPA 
has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft final rule as required by federal law as 
described in the Agency's semi-annual Regulat ory Agenda, the draft final rule updates the 
data requirements necessary to register a bioc hemical or microbial pesticide product.  The 
revisions will codify data requirements to refl ect current regulatory and scientific standards. 
The data requirements will cover all scientific disciplines for biochemical and microbial pesticides, including product chemistry a nd residue chemistry, toxicology, and 
environmental fate and effects. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] 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/1547 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Federal Register: 25 April 2007 (Volume 72, Number 79) Rules and Regulations Page 
20430; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-25/p7445.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  N/A.  However, EPA has established a docket for this action 
under number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0415. 
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:  United 
States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  2 02-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov