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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1286 
28 April 2006 
 (06-2031) 
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):  Mono- and bis-(1H, 1H, 2H, 2H- perfluoroalkyl) phosphates.  
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:  PROPOSED RULE.  
Mono- and bis-(1H, 1H, 2H, 2H- perfluoroalkyl) phosphates where the alkyl group is even 
numbered and in the C6-C12 range;  Proposed Revocation of Pesticide Inert Ingredient 
Tolerance Exemption (Available in English, 4 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This document proposes to revoke the existing exemption from 
the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the inert ingredient mono- and bis-(1H, 1H, 
2H, 2H- perfluoroalkyl) phosphates where the alkyl group is even numbered and in the C6-
C12 range because EPA cannot determine that  it meets the safety requirements of our 
federal law.    EPA is proposing to revoke the current tole rance exemption Mono- and bis-(1H, 1H, 2H, 
2H- perfluoroalkyl) phosphates where the alkyl group is even numbered and in the C6-C12 
range effective 18 months.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] 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: 
19 April 2006 (Volume 71, Number 75), Pages 20048-20052,  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/April/Day-19/p5883.htm
 (Available in 
English).  G/SPS/N/USA/1286 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not specified  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 19 June 2006. 
Revocation would be effective 18 months after publication of the final rule.  
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 Julie Morin, United States SPS National 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@fas.usda.gov