. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1247 
16 March 2006 
 (06-1166) 
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):  Spice Subgroup 19B, except black pepper at;  Oil seeds of crambe, flax, 
Indian mustard, field mustard, black mustard, rapeseed, Indian rapeseed, safflower, and sunflower;  Herb Subgroup 19A, fresh and He rb Subgroup 19A, dried; Citrus, dried pulp 
and citrus, oil; Fruit, citrus, Group 10;  Vegeta ble, foliage of legumes, Group 7;  Vegetable, 
fruit, Group 8 (except tomato;  pea and bean, succulent shelled, Subgroup 6B;  pea and 
bean, dried shelled (except soybean) Subgr oup 6C;  animal feed, nongrass, Group 18, 
forage, and animal feed, nongrass Group 18, hay.  
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.  Notice of 
Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Azoxystrobin 
and Its Z-Isomer in or on Various Comm odities (Available in English, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions 
proposing the establishment of regulations for r esidues of azoxystrobin and its Z-isomer in 
or on various commodities as follows;  Spice Subgroup 19B, except black pepper at 38.0 parts per million (ppm);  2.  PP 3E6749.  Oil seeds of crambe, flax, Indian mustard, field 
mustard, black mustard, rapeseed, Indian rapeseed, safflower, and sunflower at 0.5 ppm;  
3.  PP 4E6823.  Herb Subgroup 19A, fresh at 50.0 ppm and Herb Subgroup 19A, dried at 260.0 ppm;  4.  PP 5E6916.  Citrus, dried pul p at 20.0 ppm and citrus, oil at 40.0 ppm; 
Fruit, citrus, Group 10 at 10.0 ppm;  Vegetabl e, foliage of legumes, Group 7, at 30.0 ppm; 
Vegetable, fruit, Group 8 (except tomato) at 2.0 ppm;  pea and bean, succulent shelled, 
Subgroup 6B at 0.5 ppm;  pea and bean, dried shelled (except soybean) Subgroup 6C at 0.5 
ppm;  animal feed, nongrass, Group 18, forage at 30.0 ppm, and animal feed, nongrass Group 18, hay at 55.0 ppm.  
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   G/SPS/N/USA/1247 
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  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: 
8 March 2006 (Volume 71, Number 45)Pages 11624-11626. 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-08/p2104.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:  Members are encouraged to send their comments on or before 
7 April 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:  Registration Division (7505C), 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 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