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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1085 
9 June 2005 
 (05-2362) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  All pesticide products. 
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 , Two 
Isopropylamine Salts of Alkyl C 4 and Alkyl C 8- 10 Ethoxyphosphate esters; Exemption from 
the Requirement of a Tolerance (a vailable in English, 5 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes two exemptions from the requirement 
of a tolerance for residues of 2-propanamine, compound with [alpha]-phosphono- [omega]-butoxypoly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) (2:1) and 2-propanamine, compounds with polyethylene glycol dihydrogen phosphate C
8- 10- alkyl ether (2:1), referred to as 2 isopropylamine salts 
of alkyl C 4 and alkyl C 8- 10 ethoxyphosphate esters, when  used as inert ingredients 
(emulsifier, solvent and cosolvent) in pestic ide formulations applied only to growing crops. 
This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of these two chemicals. 
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:   NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
1 June 2005 (Volume 70, Number 104)] [Rules and Regulations][Page 31365-31370], 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/June/Day-01/p10845.htm  Available in 
English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   In the Federal Register of 17 March 1999 ( 64 FR 13195 )EPA 
issued a notice announcing the filing of pesticide petitions. G/SPS/N/USA/1085 
Page 2  
 
 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   N/A. 
12. Final date for comments:  1 August 2005.  Submit your comments, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0069. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Princess Campbell, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001;  Telephone number:  (703)  308-8033;  E-mail address:  campbell.princess@epa.gov
. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Inquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  
Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov