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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1443 
12 October 2006 
 (06-4929) 
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):   Winter wheat.  
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.  Pesticide 
Products; Registration Applications (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA received applications as follows  to register pesticide products 
containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered products. Notice of 
receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on the applications. 
 1. File Symbol: 62719-LAT. Product name: XDE-742 Technical Herbicide. Active 
ingredient: pyroxsulam, N-(5,7-dimethoxy[1,2, 4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methoxy-
4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinesulfonamide at 99%. Proposal classification/Use: 
None/Manufacturing Use. 
 2. File Symbol: 62719-LAI. Product name : GF-1674 Herbicide. Active ingredient: 
pyroxsulam, N-(5,7-dimethoxy[1,2,4]triazo lo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methoxy-4- 
(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinesulfonamide at  2.87%. Proposal classification/Use: 
None/Control of annual grass and broadleaf weeds in winter wheat. 
 3. File Symbol: 62719-LAO. Product name : GF-1274 Herbicide. Active ingredient: 
pyroxsulam, N-(5,7-dimethoxy[1,2,4]tri azolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methoxy-4-
(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinesulfonamide at 7.5%. Proposal classification/Use: None/Control of annual grass and broadleaf weeds in winter wheat.  
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/1443 
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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: 
4 October 2006 (Volume 71, Number 192).  Pages 58603-58604. 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/October/Day-04/p16108.htm  
Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified.  
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 should be received on or before 3 November 2006, 
if possible.  
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