. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1661 
2 August 2007  
 (07-3315) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Lemon 
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.  
Diflubenzuron; Pesticide Tolerances for Emer gency Exemptions (ava ilable in English, 
6 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for 
diflubenzuron and its metabolites p-chlorophenyl urea and p-chloroaniline in or on lemon.  
This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption authorizing use of 
the pesticide on lemon.  This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level for 
combined residues of diflubenzuron and its metabolites p-chlorophenylurea and p-
chloroaniline, in this food commodity of 0.8 ppm.  The tolerance expires and is revoked on 31 December 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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  In the fall of 2005 and 
spring of 2006, active infestations of Diaprepe s root weevil were detected including one 
lemon orchard (28 acres) in co mmercial sites in Long Beach, Newport Beach, Carlsbad, 
Encintas, and La Jolla, California.  The Calif ornia Department of Food and Agriculture 
(CDFA) has quarantined these sites and has already initiated eradication treatments using 
products that impact various life stages of th is insect.  The emergency use of diflubenzuron 
is needed to treat the egg stage of the weevil when they are detected in lemon. G/SPS/N/USA/1661 
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  9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guidelin e or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:  The Codex Alimentarius has 
established a maximum residue limit (MRL), e xpressed in terms of diflubenzuron per se, 
for citrus fruits at 0.5 ppm.  Compatibility is not possible with th e proposed tolerance. 
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Federal Register: 
25 July 2007 (Volume 72, Number 142) Rules and Regulations Page 40754-40759; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/July/Day-25/p14161.htm  
11. Date of entry into force/period of  application (as applicable):  This regulation is 
effective 25 July 2007.  Objections and requests  for hearings must be received on or before 
24 September 2007, and may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0446. 
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:  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 address (if available) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fo reign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720-1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov