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G/SPS/N/USA/2367 
10 May 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Multiple 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Revocation of Tolerance Exemptions for Diethyl 
Phthalate and Methyl Ethyl Ketone; No Data Being Developed as Required by Test Orders 
(Data Call-Ins) Under EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  5 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-14/html/2012-6210.htm   
6. Description of content:  This document proposes, under sec tion 408(e)(1) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), to  revoke the existing exemptions from the 
requirement of a tolerance (tolerance exemp tions) for residues of diethyl phthalate and 
methyl ethyl ketone when used as inert ingred ients in pesticide products because there are 
insufficient data to make the determination of safety required by FFDCA. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/USA/2367 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  14 May 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Anthony Britten, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,  1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460-0001,  Tel:  (+1) 703 308-8179;  Fax:  (+1) 703 605-0781; 
E-mail:  britten.anthony@epa.gov  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), St op 1014, Washington D.C. 20250, Tel:  (+1) 
202 720-1301,  Fax:  (+1) 202 720-0433, Email:   us.spse nquirypoint@fas.usda.gov