. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1731 
6 November 2007  
 (07-4837) 
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):  Brassica, cucurbit vegetable, fruiting ve getable, tuberous and corm vegetable, 
grape, raisin, onion, tomato 
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:  Notice of 
Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Residues of the Fungicide Mandipropamid in or on Various 
Commodities (available in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of a petition proposing to establish a 
tolerance for residues of the fungicide mandi propamid, benzeneacetamid e, 4-chloro-N-[2-[3-
methoxy-4-(2-propynyloxy) phenyl]ethyl]-alpha-(2-propynyloxy) in or on food commodities 
Brassica, Head and Stem, Subgroup 5A at 3 pa rts per million (ppm); Brassica, Head and 
Stem, Subgroup 5B at 30 ppm; Cucurbit Ve getables, Group 9 at 0.3 ppm; Fruiting 
Vegetables, Group 8 at 1 ppm; Tuberous and Corm Vegetables, Subgr oup 1C at 0.01 ppm; 
Grapes at 2 ppm; Raisins at 4 ppm; Onions, dr y bulb at 0.05 ppm; Onions, green at 4 ppm; 
and Tomato, paste at 1.3 ppm.  
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:    
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 :   
31 October 2007 (Volume 72, Number 210) Notices Page 61637-61638; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2007/October/Day-31/p21436.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:    N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1731 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:    This is a notice which may or may not result in further 
regulatory action.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or  before 30 November 2007, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0461. 
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;  Fa x:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov