. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1190 
10 January 2006 
 (06-0080) 
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):  Tomatoes and peppers  
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.  
Xanthomonas Campestris pv. Vesicatoria a nd Pseudomonas Syringae pv. Tomato Specific 
Bacteriophages; Exemption from the Requirement  of a Tolerance (Available in English, 
4 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of 
a tolerance for residues of the b acteriophages that specifically target the bacterial pathogens 
Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vesicatoria and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato present on 
tomatoes and peppers when applied/used as bacteriocides on tomatoes and peppers.  
This regulation eliminates the need to estab lish a maximum permissible level for residues of 
Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato specific 
bacteriophages when applied/used as b acteriocides on tomatoes and peppers.  
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: 
28 December 2005 (Volume 70, Number 248) Pages 76700-76704, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/December/Day-28/p24540.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA G/SPS/N/USA/1190 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBA 
12. Final date for comments:  This regulation is effective 28 December 2005.  Objections and 
requests for hearings must be recei ved on or before 27 February 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:  Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C) , 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l 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. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel:  202-720-5683; Fax:  202-690-0677; E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov