. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1600 
18 June 2007  
 (07-2553) 
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):  Lettuce, pomace, apple, cucumber, tomato, watermelon, pepper, spinach, 
pear, celery 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  FINAL RULE.  
Chlorantraniliprole; Time-Limited Pesticide To lerances, (available in English, 5 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of 
chlorantraniliprole, 3-bromo-N-[4-chloro-2- methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-
(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5- carboxami de, in or on apple at 0.25 ppm, apple, wet 
pomace at 0.60 ppm, celery at 7.0 ppm, cucumber at 0.10 ppm, lettuce, head at 4.0 ppm, lettuce, leaf at 8.0 ppm, pear at 0.30 ppm, pepper at 0.50 ppm, spinach at 13.0 ppm, squash at 0.40 ppm, tomato at 0.30 ppm and watermel on at 0.20 ppm. These tolerances will expire 
on May 1, 2010. 
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:     
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
16 May 2007 (Volume 72, Number 94) Rules and Regulations Page 27452-27456; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/May/Day-16/p9206.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This regulation is effective 16 May 2007. G/SPS/N/USA/1600 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 16 June 2007, and may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP- 2006-0800. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), St op 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel.:+(1 
202) 720-1301;  Fax: +(1 202) 69 0-0677;  E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov