. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1504 
9 February 2007 
 (07-0545) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
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):  Brussels sprout, cabbage, and cauliflower  
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 .  
Thiabendazole; Pesticide Tolerances for Emer gency Exemptions (Available in English, 
7 pages)  
6. Description of content:  Time-limited tolerances are established for residues of 
thiabendazole in or on Brussels sprout, ca bbage, or cauliflower at 0.05 ppm.  These 
tolerances expire and are revoked on 31 December 2009.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  The fungus Phoma 
lingam is the cause of a destructive disease (black leg disease) on crucifer crops and has caused periodic epidemics in the United St ates. The applicants from California and 
Washington state that an emergency situati on has existed since the registration for the 
pesticide product that had been the industry sta ndard was cancelled in 2002. The applicants 
asserted that without the requested use of thia bendazole to control this disease, significant 
economic losses would occur. EPA has au thorized under federal law the use of 
thiabendazole on Brussels sprout, cabbage, and cauliflower seeds for control of black leg 
disease caused by Phoma lingam in California and Washington State. After having reviewed the submission, EPA concurs that emer gency conditions exist for these States.   G/SPS/N/USA/1504 
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  9. 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:        
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  [Federal Register: 
31 January 2007 (Volume 72, Number 20) ][Rules and Regulations][Page 4435-4441] 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2007/January/Day-31/p1234.htm  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  This regulation is 
effective 31 January 2007.  
12. 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:   
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel: 202-
720-1301; Fax 202-690-0677; Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov