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G/SPS/N/USA/2286 
12 October 2011  
 (11-5010) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Bushberry, subgroup 13-07B 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Chlorantraniliprole; Pesticide Tolerances;  Correction 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  2 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-28/html/2011-24370.htm  
6. Description of content:  This amendment was issued to correct the omission of the 
tolerance for residues of Chlorantraniliprole  in or on Bushberry, subgroup 13-07B, from a 
final rule originally issued on 27 Ju ly 2011. The tolerance for residues of 
Chlorantraniliprole in or on Bushberry,  subgroup 13-07B, is 2.5 parts per million. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No G/SPS/N/USA/2286 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The discrepancies between the maximum residue levels (MRLs) 
established by Codex for Chlorantraniliprole and the tolerances established by the United 
States are the result of differences in cr op grouping and the removal of the adjuvant 
restriction in the United States.  To allow for the use of adjuvant in the United States it was 
necessary to adjust the tolerances by a factor of two for some crop groups after reviewing 
bridging residue data.  This causes dish armony with Codex MRLs for berries. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  28 September 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Rita Kumar, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308- 8291; e-mail address: kumar.rita@epa.gov. 
Please reference docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0888. 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov