. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1431 
2 October 2006 
 (06-4690) 
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):  Imported fruit, pome, group 11, and hop, dried cones.  
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:  Final rule.  Dithianon; 
Pesticide Tolerance (Available in English, 5 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes a tolera nce for residues of dithianon, 
5,10-dihydro-5,10-dioxonaphtho(2,3-b)-1,4-dithiin-2,3-dicarbonitrile, in or on imported fruit, pome, group 11 at 5 ppm and hop, dried cones at 100 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: 
[ X ] 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:  Codex MRLs have been established for 
residues of dithianon in or on pome fruit at 5 ppm and hops at 100 ppm;  the proposed tolerances on imported commodities are harmonized with established MRLs.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
20 September 2006 (Volume 71, Number 182).  Pages 54917-54922. 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2006/September/Day-20/p15460.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified.  G/SPS/N/USA/1431 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This regulation is effectiv e 20 September 2006.  EPA 
previously published notice of a petition an nouncing for these tolerances in the Federal 
Register of 13 April 2006.  
12. Final date for comments:  Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 20 November 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 (7505P), 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:  Doreen 
Chen-Moulec , United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-690-0607;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov