. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1107 
7 September 2005 
 (05-3901) 
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):  Pome fruit 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Emamectin; Notice of 
Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Toleran ce for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on 
Food (Available in English, 4 pages)  
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a pesticide petition as follows proposing the 
establishment and/or amendment of regulations for residues of emamectin benzoate, 4'-epi-
methylamino- 4'-deoxyavermectin B 1 benzoate (a mixture of a minimum of 90% 4'-epi-
methylamino-4'- deoxyavermectin B 1a and a maximum of 10% 4'-epi-methlyamino-
4'deoxyavermectin B 1b benzoate), and its metabolites 8,9 isomer of the B 1a and B 1b 
component of the parent insecticide in or on the raw agricultural commodities pome fruit at 
0.02 parts per million (ppm). 
EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the 
data support granting of the petition. Additiona l data may be needed before EPA rules on 
the petition.   EPA invites the public to co mment on the petition and will determine whether 
to proceed with a proposed ru le in response to the petition.  
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 G/SPS/N/USA/1107 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
24 August 2005 (Volume 70, Number 163)][Pages 49607-49611], http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2005/August/Day-24/p16806.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 23 September 2005 
identified by docket ID number OPP-200 5-0212.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, 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:  [    ] 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 Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Food Safety & Technical Services Division,  Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel: 202-
720-4051; Fax 202-720-7772; Email fstsd@usda.gov