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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1249 
16 March 2006 
 (06-1167) 
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):   Residues of various ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) chemicals in or 
on raw agricultural commodities.  
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:  PROPOSED RULE.  
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Chemicals:  Exemptions from the Requirement of a 
Tolerance (Available in English, 7 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The Agency is proposing to est ablish 16 new and amend three 
existing exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of various ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) chem icals in or on raw agricultural commodities 
when used as inert ingredients in pesticide fo rmulations applied to gr owing crops or to raw 
agricultural commodities after harvest under th e Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality  Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).  This 
regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of 
these EDTA chemicals.  
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. 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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
8 March 2006 (Volume 71, Number 45), Pages 11563-11570. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-08/p2106.htm  (available in 
English).  G/SPS/N/USA/1249 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not specified.    
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0325, should be r eceived on or before 8 May 2006. 
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 (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation 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;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov