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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1271 
20 April 2006 
 (06-1815) 
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):  Biochemical Nematicide, fo r formulation into end-use products for control of 
nematodes.  
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.  Pesticide 
Product; Registration Applications (A vailable in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of app lications to register pesticide 
products containing a new active ingredient, Qu illaja Saponaria Extract, not included in any 
previously registered products pursuant to th e provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Roden ticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] 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: 
5 April 2006 (Volume 71, Number 65, Page:  17095 - 17096), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/April/Day-05/p4763.htm  (Available in 
English).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not 
result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional 
scientific information and comments to the Agency.  G/SPS/N/USA/1271 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 5 May 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:  Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office 
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Prot ection 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 Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov