. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1468 
23 November 2006 
 (06-5666) 
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):   Apples, pears, grapes, raspberries, and residential turf.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners. 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Notice.  Triadimefon; 
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel or to Amend to Terminate Uses of Triadimefon Pesticide Registrations (Available in English, 3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to 
voluntarily cancel and amend their registrations  to terminate uses of certain products 
containing the pesticide triadimefon.  The requ ests would terminate triadimefon use in or on 
apples, pears, grapes, raspberries, and residen tial turf.  The requests would not terminate the 
last triadimefon product registered for use in th e United States.  EPA intends to grant these 
requests at the close of the comment peri od for this announcement unless the Agency 
receives substantive comments w ithin the comment period that would merit its further 
review of the requests, or unless the registrant s withdraw their requests within this period. 
Upon acceptance of this request, any sale, distri bution, or use of products listed in this 
notice will be permitted only if such sale, distribu tion, or use is consistent with the terms as 
described in the final order. 
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1468 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
8 November 2006 (Volume 71, Number 216).  Pa ges 65493-65496.  Available in English. 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2006/November/Day-08/p18757.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  7 May 2007.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 7 May 2007. 
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:  Special Review and Re-registrati on Division (7508P), 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 Evelyn Alexander , United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov