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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1207 
10 January 2006 
 (06-0110) 
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):   Peppers, strawberries and tomatoes  
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:  PROPOSED RULE.  
Iodomethane; Pesticide Chemical Not Requi ring a Tolerance or an Exemption from 
Tolerance (Available in English, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing to designate the use of the active ingredient, 
iodomethane as a non-food use pesticide when applied as a pre-plant soil fumigant for 
peppers, strawberries and tomatoes noting the non-food use determination.  This 
determination is based on the Agency's evalua tion of data which indi cates that residues of 
iodomethane (CH 3I) are quickly degraded or metabolized into non-toxic degradates and 
subsequently incorporated into natural plant constituents.  The effect of this proposed 
designation is that EPA does not require that a tolerance or exemption from tolerance under 
federal law.  
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   
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: 
6 January 2006 (Volume 71, Number 4), Pages 901-903, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
PEST/2006/January/Day-06/p26.htm  (Available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA G/SPS/N/USA/1207 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBA 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0252, should be receive d on or before 6 February 2006. 
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 (7505C)   , Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 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