. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1120 
30 September 2005 
 (05-4356) 
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):  Growing crops, when applied to raw ag ricultural commodities after harvest or 
to animals  
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.  Alkyl (C 10-
C16) Polyglycosides; Exemptions from the Re quirement of a Tolerance (Available in 
English, 5 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes two exemptions from the requirement 
of a tolerance for residues of alkyl (C 10-C16) polyglycosides also known as D-
glucopyranose, oligomeric, C 10-C16-alkyl glycosides when used as  an inert ingredient in or 
on growing crops, when applied to raw agri cultural commodities after harvest, or to 
animals.  This regulation eliminates the need  to establish a maximum permissible level for 
residues of D-glucopyranose, oligomeric, C 10-C16-alkyl glycosides.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] 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,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
14 September 2005 (Volume 70, Number 177)][Pages: 54281-54286], http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/September/Day-14/p18241.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1120 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  14 September 2005.  EPA published a notice pursuant 
to this action on 10 December 2003.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 14 November 2005 
identified by docket ID number OPP-200 3-0362  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, 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 notification authority, [    ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Ms. 
Julie Morin, 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; Email fstsd@usda.gov