. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1261 
4 April 2006 
 (06-1566) 
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):  Caneberry subgroup 13-A;  coffee;  seed  of:  Black mustard, borage, crambe, 
field mustard, flax, Indian mustard, Indian rapeseed, rapeseed, safflower, and sunflower; atemoya, biriba, cherimoya, custard apple, ila ma, soursop, and sugar apple;  almond hulls; 
and pistachio and tree nut group 14;  pomeg ranate;  banana;  a nd herbs subgroup 19-A 
dried;  and herbs subgroup 19-A fresh.   
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 of Filing of 
Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of the Insecticide 
Imidacloprid in or on Various Food Co mmodities (Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions 
proposing the establishment of regulations fo r residues of the insecticide imidacloprid, 1-
[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl) methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine in or on various food commodities as follows:  caneberry subgroup 13-A at 0.05 parts per million (ppm); 
coffee at 0.6 ppm;  seed of:  Black mustard, borage, crambe, field mustard, flax, Indian mustard, Indian rapeseed, rapeseed, safflower, and sunflower at 0.05 ppm;  atemoya, biriba, 
cherimoya, custard apple, ilama, soursop, and sugar apple at 0.2 ppm;  almond hulls at 2.5 
ppm;  and pistachio and tree nut group 14 at 0. 01 ppm;  pomegranate at 0.7 ppm;  banana at 
0.6 ppm;  and. herbs subgroup 19-A dried at 62.0 ppm;  and herbs subgroup 19-A fresh at 
6.0 ppm.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] 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,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/USA/1261 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
22 March 2006 (Volume 71, Number 55, Pages:  14524 - 14525), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-22/p2636.htm  (available in 
English).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  - 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not 
result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.   . 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 21 April 2006. 
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, (7505C), 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 Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov