. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1069 
11 May 2005 
 (05-1922) 
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):  Commodities using the pesticides dichlorodifluoromethane, 
dichlorotetrafluoroethane, and trichlorofluoromethane). 
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;  Inert 
Ingredients;  Proposal to Revoke Pestic ide Tolerance Exemp tions for Three CFC 
Chemicals (3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing to revoke exemptions from the requirement of a 
tolerance for three inert ingredients (dichlor odifluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, 
and trichlorofluoromethane) because these substances are no longer in active Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (F IFRA) pesticide product registrations and/or 
their use in pesticide products sold in the U. S. has been prohibited under the Clean Air Act 
for over a decade by EPA's ban on the sale or distribution, or offer for sale or distribution 
in interstate commerce of certain non-essential products that contain or are manufactured 
with ozone depleting compounds. 
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:   NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  DOCID:  fr, Federal 
Register:  [Federal Register:  27 April 2005 (Volume 70, Number 80)] [21713-21715] 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8186.htm  
Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available G/SPS/N/USA/1069 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available 
12. Final date for comments:  27 June 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:   Karen Angulo, Registration Division (7505C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Note:  Identif y docket name "OPP-2005-0068" 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 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