. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1875 
8 October 2008  
 (08-4778) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:   United States Environmental Protection Agency 
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):  Sweet corn and milk 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Chlorantraniliprole; 
Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Ex emptions (available in English)   
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of 
chlorantraniliprole in or on various sweet corn  commodities and in milk.  This action is in 
response to EPA's granting of emergency ex emptions under section 18 of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of the pesticide on sweet corn.  This regulation establishes maximum permissible levels for residues of chlorantraniliprole in or on these food comm odities.  The time-limited tolerances expire 
and are revoked on 31 December 2011. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] 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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The states of Illinois 
and Minnesota requested the use of chlorant raniliprole, formulated as the product Coragen 
(EPA Reg. No. 352-729), on sweet corn to cont rol corn earworms.  According to these 
states, the available registered alternatives were  not providing adequate control of this pest 
and without the use of Coragen, growers would suffer significant economic losses.  After 
having reviewed the submission, EPA determined  that emergency conditions exist for these 
States, and that the criteria for an emergency exemption are met. 
9. 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/1875 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Federal Register: 
5 September 2008 (Volume 73, Number 173) Rules and Regulations Page 51727-51732 
(available in English) 
To view online, go to 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2008/September/Day-05/p20520.htm
 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  5 September 2008    
12. 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 P esticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from: [ X ] National notification 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 Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov