. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1859 
19 August 2008  
 (08-3917) 
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):  Stone fruit, cucumber, tomato, sp earmint, peppermint, cherry 
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:   N o t i c e  o f  
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed fo r Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on 
Various Commodities (availab le in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of a petition which proposes to 
establish a tolerance for residues of the inse cticide etoxazole, 2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-[4-
(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5-dihyd rooxazole, in or on food commodities fruit, 
stone, group 12, except plum at 1.0 parts per million (ppm); plum at 0.12 ppm; plum, prune, 
dried at 0.4 ppm; cucumber at 0.02 ppm; toma to at 0.25 ppm; spearm int, tops at 10 ppm; 
peppermint, tops at 10 ppm; peppermint, oil at 20 ppm; and spearmint, oil at 20 ppm and to 
amend the existing tolerance for residues of the insecticide etoxazole, 2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-
4-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5-d ihydrooxazole, in or on the food commodity 
cherry at 1.0 ppm after the  tolerance for fruit,  stone, group 12, except plum at 1.0 ppm is 
established for residues of etoxazole. 
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 :   
13 August 2008 (Volume 73, Number 157) Notices Page 47186-47188; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2008/August/Day-13/p18609.htm  G/SPS/N/USA/1859 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 12 September 2008, 
and may be identified by doc ket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0554. 
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;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov