. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1233 
24 February 2006 
 (06-0807) 
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):  Strawberry and Berries Commodities.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.  Notice of Filing 
of a Pesticide Petition for the Amendment of a Regulation for the Fungicide Boscalid in or 
on Strawberry and Berries (Crop Group 13) Co mmodities (Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition 
proposing the amendment of a regulation for residues of the fungicide boscalid (BAS 510F), 3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-N-(4'-chloro (1, 1’-biphenyl)-2-yl in or on strawberry and 
berries (Crop Group 13) commodities.  
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:  Federal Register: 
15 February 2006 (Volume 71, Number 31, Pages: 7951 - 7952), 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/February/Day-15/p2147.htm  Available in 
English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1233 
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  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 must be received on or before 17 March 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;  Email:  
fstsd@usda.gov