. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1102 
17 August 2005 
 (05-3655) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  field corn, pop corn, sweet corn, kidney, and liver. 
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:  Final Rule, Topramezone; 
Pesticide Tolerances. Available in English, 9 pages. 
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
Topramezone on the following products:   
Cattle, kidney 0.05 ppm; Cattle, liver 0.15 ppm; Corn, field, forage 0.05 ppm; Corn, field, 
grain 0.01 ppm; Corn, field, stover  0.05ppm; Corn, pop, grain 0.01 ppm; Corn, pop, stover  
0.05 ppm;  
Corn, sweet, forage 0.05 ppm; Corn, sweet, ke rnel plus cob with husks removed 0.01ppm; 
Corn, sweet, stover 0.05 ppm; Goat, kidney, 0.05 ppm; Goat, liver 0.15 ppm; Horse, kidney 0.05 ppm; Horse, liver 0.15 ppm; Sheep, kidney  0.05 ppm; Sheep, liver 0.15 ppm. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] 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:   N/A 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Federal Register:    
10 August 2005 (Volume 70, Number 153)] [Pages 46410-46419], 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2005/August/Day-10/p15604.htm . Available in 
English. G/SPS/N/USA/1102 
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10. Proposed date of adoption:   10 August 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   10 August 2005. EPA issued a notice pursuant to this 
action on 11 June 2003.   
12. Final date for comments:   Objections and requests for hearings identified by docket ID 
number OPP-200 5-0156, must be received on or before 11 October 2005. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] 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:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. 
Tel: 202-720-4051; Fax 202-690-06772; Email fstsd@usda.gov