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G/SPS/N/USA/2392 
15 de junio de 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):  Sugarcane, cane 
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:  Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances  Language(s):  
English  Number of pages:  7 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-04/html/2012-10689.htm  
6. Description of content:  Tolerances are established for residues of metconazole, 5-[(4-
chlorophenyl)methyl]-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol, Including its metabolites and degradates in or on sugarcane, cane at 0.06 ppm. 
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.    
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:    G/SPS/N/USA/2392 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  In the Federal 
Register of 20 April 2011 (76 FR 22067) (FRL-8869-7), EPA issued a notice pursuant to 
section 408(d)(3) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3 ), announcing the filing of a pesticide 
petition (PP 0F7807) by BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528. The petition requ ested that 40 CFR part 180 be amended 
by establishing tolerances for residues of the fungicide metconazole, 5-[(4-
chlorophenyl)methyl]-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol, 
measured as the sum of cis- and trans-isomers, in or on sugarcane, cane at 0.06 parts per 
million (ppm); and sugarcane, molasses at 0. 08 ppm. That notice referenced a summary of 
the petition prepared by BASF Corporation, the re gistrant, which is available in the docket, 
http://www.regulations.gov . There were no comments received in response to the notice of 
filing.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2012 
[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:  Tamue L. Gibson, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel: (703) 305-9096;  E-mail: gibson.tamue@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: 202-720-1301; Fax: 202-720- 0433; Email: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov