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G/SPS/N/USA/2386 
11 June 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
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):  Multiple products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Aldicarb; Cancellation Order for Amendments To 
Terminate Uses  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  3 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-09/html/2012-11072.htm  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces EPA's or der for the amendment to 
terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the re gistrant and accepted by the Agency, of 
products containing aldicarb, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as am ended. This cancellation order follows an 
7 October 2010 Federal Register Notice of Recei pt of Request from the registrant, Bayer 
CropScience to voluntarily amend to terminate uses of the product, TEMIK[supreg] Brand 15G, containing aldicarb on citrus and potatoes e ffective immediately. The registrant also 
requested that EPA amend to terminate the remaining pesticide uses of this product on 
cotton, dry beans, peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, and sweet potatoes, effective as of 
31 December 2014.  These are not the last produc ts containing aldicarb registered for use in 
the United States.  In the 7 October 2010 notice,  EPA indicated that it would issue an order 
implementing the amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive 
comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these 
requests, or unless the registrant withdrew th eir requests.  The Agency received comments 
on the notice but none merited its further review of the requests. Further, the registrant did 
not withdraw their requests.  Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation 
order granting the requested amendments to term inate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of 
the products subject to this cancellation orde r is permitted only in accordance with the 
terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/USA/2386 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Susan Bartow, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office 
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Prot ection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel: (703) 603-0065;  Fax: (703) 308-8090; E-mail: 
bartow.susan@epa.gov 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov