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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1092 
22 July 2005 
 (05-3302) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Melons, grapes, and bananas. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Final Rule, Potassium 
Triiodide; Pesticide Chemical Notice Requi ring a Tolerance or an Exemption from 
Tolerance (Available in English, 3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  EPA is designating the use of the active ingredient, potassium 
triiodide as a non-food use pesticide when app lied to melons, grapes and bananas grown in 
foreign countries, and is adding an entry to 40 CFR 180.2020 noting the non-food use determination.  This determination is based  on the Agency's evaluation of data which 
indicates that dietary exposure to iodide and/or iodine resulting from the application of 
potassium triiodide to melons, grapes, and banan as is expected, to the extent any is present, 
to be indistinguishable from the background levels of existing dietary exposure resulting 
from the naturally-occurring sources of iodine chem icals.  The effect of this designation is 
that EPA does not require that a tolerance or exemption from tolerance be established as a 
condition of registration of the pesticide unde r the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/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 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Federal Register:  
13 July 2005 (Volume 70, Number 133)] [Pages 40199-40202], http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/July/Day-13/p13701.htm
 Available in 
English. G/SPS/N/USA/1092 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   13 July 2005.  EPA issued a notice pursuant to this 
action on 27 August 2004. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2005-0322, 
must be received on or before 12 September 2005. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] 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;  Telephone number:  (703) 308-7224;  waller.mary@epa.gov 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:  Ms. Julie 
Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point O fficer, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  
202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov