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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1367 
10 August 2006 
 (06-3836) 
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): Various food commodities.  
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 
Products; Registration Applications, (available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  EPA received petitions to register products containing new active 
ingredients not included in any previously regist ered products pursuant to the provisions of 
the federal law.  Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on the applications. 
Product Name:  Isomate – CM/LR TT. 
Type of Product:  Biochemical (straight  chain lepidopteran pheromone) for mating 
disruption codling moth (Cydia pomonella) and leafroller moths [oblique banded leafroller 
(Choristoneura rosaceana), pandemic leafroller (Pandemis pyrusana), fruit tree leafroller 
(Archips argyrospilus), three lined leafrolle r (Pandemis limitata), European leafroller 
(Archips rosamus)].  Active Ingredients:  Z-9-Tetradecen-1-yl Acetate; Z-11-Tetradecen-1-ol; and Z-11-Tetradecenal at 4.34%, 1.05%, and 1.00%, respectively. Proposal 
classification/Use: Biochemical (straight chain lepidopteran pheromone) for mating 
disruption/End use product for direct application to orchards.  
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,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/USA/1367 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
26 July 2006 (Volume 71, Number 143, Page:  42383 - 42384),  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-26/p11823.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A - 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.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 25 August 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 (7511P)  , 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l 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 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;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov