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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1906 
26 March 2009  
 (09-1481) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency 
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, sweet, pre- and post-harvest, cherry, tart, pre- and post-harvest 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Tebuconazole;  Pesticide Tolerance  Language:  English  
Number of pages:   3   
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes tolera nces for residues of tebuconazole, 
alpha-[2-(4-Chlorophenyl)ethyl]-alpha-(1,1-dime thylethyl)-1H-1,2,4- triazole-1-ethanol, in 
or on cherry, sweet, pre- and post-harvest, che rry, tart, pre- and post-harvest at 5.0 ppm. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, [  
 ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)    
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ X ] Yes   [   ] No 
 Codex maximum residue limits (MRLs) have been established for residues of 
tebuconazole in or on cherry at 5.0 ppm.  Establishing a permanent US tolerance for 
tebuconazole in or on cherry, pre- and post-harvest at 5.0 ppm results in MRL harmonization between Codex and the United States.  G/SPS/N/USA/1906 
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    If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
document has been published in the Federal Register and can be found at:  [Federal 
Register:  4 March 2009 (Volume 74, Number  41)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 9356-
9358] or online at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2009/March/Day-04/p4373.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 March 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 March 2009 
[ X ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  4 May 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Laura Nollen, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  +(703) 305-7390;  E-mail address:  nollen. laura@epa.gov.  Please reference docket EPA-
HQ-OPP- 2005-0097. 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
United States SPS National Notification Authority, 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