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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1845 
30 July 2008 
 (08-3629) 
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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Corn 
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:  NOTICE:  Pesticide 
Products;  Registration Applications (available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of appl ications to register pesticide 
products containing new active ingredients not in cluded in any currently  registered products, 
as follows:  
• MIR162 Maize.  Plant-Incorporat ed Protectant.  Active ingred ient:  Bacillus thuringiensis 
Vip3Aa20 and the genetic material necessa ry for its production (vector pNOV1300) in 
event MIR162 maize (SYN-IR162-4).  Proposal  classification/Use:   For use on corn. 
• Bt11 x MIR162 Corn.  Plant-Incorporated Pr otectant.  Active i ngredients: Bacillus 
thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 and the genetic mate rial necessary for its production (vector 
pNOV1300) in event MIR162 maize (SYN-IR162- 4) and Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab 
delta-endotoxin and the gene tic material (as c ontained in plasmid vector pZO1502) 
necessary for its production in corn.  Propos al classification/Use:  For use on corn. 
• Bt11 x MIR162 x MIR604 Corn.  Plant-Incorpor ated Protectant.  Active ingredients:  
Bacillus thuringien sis Vip3Aa20 and the genetic mate rial necessary for its production 
(vector pNOV1300) in event MIR162 maize (S YN-IR162-4) and Bacillus thuringiensis 
Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin and the genetic mate rial (as contained in plasmid vector 
pZO1502) necessary for its production in co rn and Modified Cry3A protein and the 
genetic material necessary fo r its production (via elements  of pZM26) in corn (SYN-
IR604-8).  Proposal classification/Use:  For use on corn. 
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 
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  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:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
23 July 2008 (Volume 73, Number 142) Notices Page 42799-42801; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2008/July/Day-23/p16878.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 22 August 2008, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0401. 
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: 
Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pe sticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov