. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1047 
4 April 2005 
 (05-1358) 
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):  Cattle, fat;  Cattle, mbyp;  Cattle, meat;  Goat, fat;  Goat, mbyp;  Goat, meat; 
Hog, fat;  Hog, mbyp;  Hog, meat;  Horse, fat;  Horse, mbyp;  Horse, meat;  Milk; Sheep, 
fat;  Sheep, mbyp;  Sheep, meat;  Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A;  Cotton, undelinted seed;  Cotton, gin byproducts; Grape; Grape, raisin;  Potato; Potato, chips; 
Potato, granules/flakes;  Tomato, paste;  Vegeta ble, fruiting, group 8;  Vegetable, cucurbit, 
group 9;  Vegetable, leafy, except Brassica, group 4. 
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:   Dinotefuran; 
Pesticide Tolerance, (available in English, 12 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tole rances for combined residues of 
dinotefuran, [N-methyl-N'-nitro-N''-((tetr ahydro-3-furanyl)methyl)guanidine] and its 
metabolites DN [1-methyl-3-(tetrahydro-3-furylmethyl)guanidine] and UF [1-methyl-3-(tetrahydro-3-furylmethyl)urea], expressed as dinotefuran in or on Cattle, fat at 0.05 ppm; 
Cattle, mbyp at 0.05 ppm; Cattle, meat at 0.05 pm; Goat, fat at 0.05; Goat, mbyp at 0.05 
ppm;  Goat, meat at 0.05 ppm;  Hog, fat at 0.05 ppm; Hog, mbyp at 0.05 ppm;  Hog, meat at 0.05 ppm;  Horse, fat at 0.05 ppm;  Horse, mbyp at 0.05 ppm; Horse, meat at 0.05 ppm; 
Milk at 0.05 ppm; Sheep, fat at 0.05 ppm;  Sheep, mbyp at 0.05 ppm;  Sheep, meat at 0.05 
ppm; Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at  1.4 ppm; Cotton, undelinted seed at 0.4 
ppm;  Cotton, gin byproducts at 8.0 ppm;  Grape at 0.9 ppm; Grape, raisin at 2.5 ppm; 
Potato at 0.05;  Potato, chips at 0.1 ppm; Potato, granules/flakes at 0.15 ppm;  Tomato, paste at 1.0;  Vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 0.7 ppm;  Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 at 
0.5 ppm;  Vegetable, leafy, except Brassica, group 4 at 5.0 ppm. 
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:    G/SPS/N/USA/1047 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  DOCID:  fr, Federal 
Register: [Federal Register:  23 March 2005 (Volume 70, Number 55)] [14535-14546] http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/March/Day-23/p5620.htm
 
Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   23 March 2005, original notice published In the 
Federal Register of 2 July 2003. 
12. Final date for comments:  23 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:   Rita Kumar, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency , 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC 20460-0001;  Note: Identify docket name "OPP-2005-0003" 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 address (if available) of other body: 
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax 202-690-0677;  E-mail fstsd@usda.gov