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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1246 
13 March 2006 
 (06-1090) 
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):   Cherry Nursery Stock Dip, Peach Nursery Stock Dip, Plum Nursery Stock 
Dip, Strawberries (Dip Applications Northwest  Use Only), Barley, Corn Seed Crop, Oats, 
Rye, and Wheat, Chinese Broccoli, Insecticid e Chinese Cabbage, Chinese Mustard, Chinese 
Radish, corn, grapes, hopes, sugar beets, a nd Walnut, Beets (red and table), Broccoli, 
Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower,  Collards, Endive, Ginseng, Kale, Melons, 
Mustard, Onions (bulb and green), Radish es, Spinach, Sugar Beets, Sweet Corn, and 
tomatoes. 
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 
Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Dele te Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations 
(Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request for amendments by 
registrants to delete uses of Endosulfan, Diazinon and Carbaryl in certain pesticide 
registrations.  US law provides that a regist rant of a pesticide product may at any time 
request that any of its pesticide registrations be  amended to delete one or more uses. Federal 
law further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt 
of any request in the Federal Register. 
The deletions are effective on 31 March 2006, unless the Agency receives a written 
withdrawal request on or before 31 March 2006.  The Agency will consider withdrawal 
request postmarked no late r than 31 March 2006. 
Users of these products who desire continue d use on crops or sites being deleted should 
contact the applicable registrant  on or before 31 March 2006.  
The Agency has authorized the registrants to sell or distribute product under the previously 
approved labeling for a period of 18 months after approval of the revision, unless other 
restrictions have been imposed, as in special review actions.  
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   G/SPS/N/USA/1246 
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  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: 
1 March 2006 (Volume 71, Number 40, Pages: 10503 - 10505), 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-01/p1849.htm  (available in 
English).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  31 March 2006  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 31 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:  Information Technology and Res ources Management Division  
(7502C) , 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