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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1298 
8 May 2006 
 (06-2202) 
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):   Broccoli, cabbage, mustard (greens) (representing the Brassica (Cole) Crop 
Group);  lemon, grapefruit, and oranges (re presenting the Citrus Crop Group);  tomato; 
lettuce;  strawberries;  and the processed food commodities citrus, oil and dry pulp;  and 
tomato, paste and puree.  
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 a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of a Regulation for Residues of Metaldehyde 
in or on Various Food Commodities (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition 
proposing the establishment of a regulation for residues of the molluscicide metaldehyde in 
or on  broccoli, cabbage, mustard (greens) (representing the Brassica (Cole) Crop Group) at 
2.5 parts per million (ppm);  lemon, grapefru it, and oranges (representing the Citrus Crop 
Group) at 0.26 ppm;  tomato at 0.24 ppm;  lettuce at 1.73 ppm;  strawberries at 6.25 ppm; and the processed food commodities citrus, oil and dry pulp at 0.26 ppm;  and tomato, paste 
and puree at 0.24 ppm.  
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/1298 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
26 April 2006 (Volume 71, Number 80)Pages 24692-24693.   http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/April/Day-26/p6293.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 submit their comments on or before 
26 May 2006 if possible.  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. Deborah Thompson, Acting, 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