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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1151 
11 November 2005 
 (05-5298) 
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):  For manufacturing end-use products for control of certain Tephriditae flies of 
the order Diptera.  
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:  Notice.   Pesticide 
Product; Registration Approval (Ava ilable in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces Agency approval of an application to 
register the pesticide product, Cuelure.  The Agency approved the application after considering all required data on risks asso ciated with the proposed use of 4-(p-
acetoxyphenyl)-2-butanone (Cuelure), and information on social, economic, and 
environmental benefits to be derived from use.   Specifically, the Agen cy has considered the 
nature of the chemical and its pattern of use,  application methods and rates, and level and 
extent of potential exposure. Based on these revi ews, the Agency was able to make basic 
health and safety determinations which show  that use of 4-(p-acetoxyphenyl)-2-butanone 
(Cuelure) in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, will not 
generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to the environment.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [  X ] 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:  Federal Register: 
28 October 2005 (Volume 70, Number 208) Pages 62111-62112, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2005/October/Day-28/p21462.htm .   Available in 
English.  G/SPS/N/USA/1151 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.  
12. Final date for comments:   
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention   Division (7511c), Office 
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Prot ection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification 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@usda.gov