. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1201 
10 January 2006 
 (06-0093) 
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):   Mancozeb is an EBDC fungicide u sed on a variety of agricultural crops, 
ornamentals, and turf. Registrants have re quested cancellations and/or deletions of 
mancozeb use as a foliar treatment for cotton,  use in pineapple propagation, and use on 
residential lawns, athletic fields, and p achysandra; these uses are not eligible for 
reregistration  
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:  NOTICE.  Mancozeb 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (Available in English, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide ma ncozeb. The Agency's risk assessments and 
other related documents are also available in the mancozeb Docket. Mancozeb is a member 
of the ethylene bisdithiocarbamate (EBDC) group of fungicides, which also includes the 
related fungicides maneb and metiram. Mancozeb  is used as a broad spectrum fungicide on 
a variety of agricultural crops, ornamentals, and turf. As a part of this process, the Agency 
announced the availability of the EBDCs pr eliminary risk assessments and supporting 
documents for a 90-day comment period and re quested risk reduction options under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP;2004-00 78.  EPA has determined that the 
database to support reregistration is substantia lly complete and that products containing 
mancozeb are eligible for reregistration depe nding on their specific uses, provided that the 
risk mitigation measures outlined in the RED ar e adopted, and labels ar e amended to reflect 
these measures.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   G/SPS/N/USA/1201 
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 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: 
28 December 2005 (Volume 70, Number 248, Pages 76828-76829, 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/December/Day-28/p24465.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBA 
12. Final date for comments:  Members should submit their comments to EPA by 
28 February 2006 if possible. 
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:  Special Review and Reregistration, 7508C,  Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency , 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
D.C. 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. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel:  202-720-5683; Fax:  202-690-0677; E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov