. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1091 
22 July 2005 
 (05-3296) 
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):  All products using pesticides. 
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:   Proposed Rule, 
Pesticides; Procedural Regulations for Re gistration Review (Available in English, 
25 pages). 
6. Description of content:  The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996 amended the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to require periodic review of 
pesticide registrations to ensure that over time  they continue to meet statutory standards for 
registration.  FIFRA section 3(g) specifies th at EPA establish procedural regulations for 
conducting registration review and the goal of th e regulations shall be Agency review of 
pesticide registrations on a 15-year cycle.  Th is proposal describes the Agency's proposed 
approach to the registration review program.  The proposed regulation is intended to ensure 
continued review of pesticides using procedur es that provide for public participation and 
transparency in an efficient manner. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] 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:  Federal Register:  
13 July 2005 (Volume 70, Number 133)] [Pages 40251-40276], http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/July/Day-13/p13776.htm
 Available in 
English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:    G/SPS/N/USA/1091 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:    
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-200 5-0404, 
must be received on or before 11 October 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:   Field and External Affairs Divi sion (7506c), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency , 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC 20460-0001;  telephone number:  (703) 308-5884;  prunier.vivian@epa.gov 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (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