. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1163 
30 November 2005 
 (05-5677) 
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):  Beans (including cowpeas), cotton, lupine , soybeans, and sugar beets.  Also 
used on golf course and turf grasses, as well as ornamental plants.  
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:  NOTICE .  Chloroneb; 
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 chlo roneb. The Agency's risk assessments and 
other related documents are also available in the chloroneb docket. Chloroneb (1,4-dichloro-
2,5-dimethoxybenzene) is a systemic fungicide currently registered for seed treatment uses 
on beans (including cowpeas), cotton, lupine, soybeans, and sugar beets to protect against a 
variety of diseases such as seed rot, damp ing-off, blights, and other seedling diseases. 
Chloroneb is also registered on golf course and turf grasses, as well as ornamental plants to control blights.  
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,  [   ] 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: 
16 November 2005 (Volume 70, Number 220, Pages 69554-69555), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/November/Day-16/p22619.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable G/SPS/N/USA/1163 
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable. EPA has establishe d an official public docket 
for this action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0369.  
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 Division (7508C), 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 Nationa l 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; Email fstsd@usda.gov