. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1232 
20 February 2006 
 (06-0714) 
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:  US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  
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-contact paper and paper board (HTS 4804, 4811, 4819)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  US 
trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  ARCH Chemicals, Inc.; 
Filing of Food Additive Petition; Notice. (1 page; available in English)  
6. Description of content:  FDA is announcing that ARCH Chemicals has filed a petition 
proposing that the food additive regulations be  amended to provide for the safe use of poly 
(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohe xamethylene) hydrochloride (CAS Reg 
No. 32289-58-0) as an antimicrobial agent in the manufacture of food-contact paper and paperboard.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] 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:  Notice of filing in 
Federal Register (71 FR 7975, 15 Fe bruary 2006); Available in English; 
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/ DOCKETS/98fr/E6-2137.htm .  Also, 
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/ohrms/index.cfm DOCKET No. 2006F-0058  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.  G/SPS/N/USA/1232 
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  12. Final date for comments:   
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:   
Submit written or electronic comments identified by Docket No. 2006F-0058, by any of the 
following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov
 Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. 
• Agency Web site: http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments  Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments on the agency Web site. 
Submit written submissions in the following ways: 
• FAX: 301-827-6870    
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For paper, di sk, or CD-ROM submissions]: Division 
of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.    
Instructions: All submissions received must in clude the agency name and docket number for 
this food additive petition filing.  
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, DC 20250. Tel:  202-720-5683;  Fa x:  202-690-0677; E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov