. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1391 
28 August 2006 
 (06-4020) 
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):  All pesticides registered for use in the United States.  
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:  Final rule.   Pesticides; 
Procedural Regulations for Registration Re view (Available in English, 15 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This rule establishes procedures fo r conducting the Agency’s new  
pesticide registration review program mandated by US federal law.  Under this rule, EPA 
will review existing pesticide registrations on a regular basis to determine whether they 
continue to meet the statutory standard for registration.  EPA’s new registration review 
program will begin in the fall of 2006.  This rule provides for the establishment of pesticide 
cases for review, the scheduling of reviews of  all registered pesticides, the initiation, 
completion and documentation of reviews, a nd associated public participation procedures.  
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: 
9 August 2006 (Volume 71, Number 153, Pages:  45719 - 457734),  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/August/Day-09/p12904.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  This final rule is effective on 10 October 2006.  This 
document was posted on the Federal Regist er as a proposed rule on 13 July 2005.  G/SPS/N/USA/1391 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: Not stated 
12. Final date for comments:  Objections or requests for heari ngs should be made on or before 
10 October 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:  Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), 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 Deborah Thompson, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov