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G/SPS/N/USA/2334 
17 February 2012  
 (12-0911) 
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):  Multiple, please see notice 
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:  Pesticide Products; Receipt of Applications To Register 
New Uses  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-31/html/2012-2039.htm  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of app lications to register new uses 
for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients, including 
Propiconazole, Fludioxonil, Cyprodinil, Acibenzolar, Azoxystrobin, Difenoconazole, 
Pyrimethanil, Fluthiacet-methyl, Bifenazate, Fomesafen, Fluroxypyr, Dinotefuran and 
Pyriproxifen on multiple products. 
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/2334 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Some of the tolerances ha ve corresponding Codex MRLs. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  None   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  None 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  None 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  None 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Multiple contacts: 
A contact person is listed at the end of each registration application summary and may be 
contacted by telephone or email. The mailing address for each contact person listed is:  
Registration Division (7505P), Office of P esticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 
Washington, DC 20460-0001 or Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
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