. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1068 
11 May 2005 
 (05-1905) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide O, O-Diethyl-O-p-nitrophenyl thiophosphate 
(ethyl parathion). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Notice;  Ethyl Parathion;  
Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations (3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by Drexel Chemical 
Company to voluntarily cancel their registrations of products containing the pesticide O, O-Diethyl-O-p-nitrophenyl thiophosphate (ethyl pa rathion).  The request would terminate the 
last ethyl parathion products registered in the U.S.  EPA intends to grant this request at the 
close of the comment period for this announ cement unless the Agency receives substantive 
comments within the comment period that woul d merit its further review of the request. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/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:   NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  DOCID:  fr, Federal 
Register:  [Federal Register:  27 April 2005 (Volume 70, Number 80)] [21761-21763]  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8185.htm
 
Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   27 May 2005. G/SPS/N/USA/1068 
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 12. Final date for comments:  27 May 2005. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Laura Parsons, Special Review and Reregistration Division 
(7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Note:  Identify docket name 
"OPP- 2005-0098" in subject line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail a ddress (if available) of other body:   Ms. Julie 
Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point O fficer, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  
202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov