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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1957 
7 October 2009  
 (09-4831) 
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:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Avocado; berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry; bushberry 
subgroup 13-07B, except lingonberry and bluebe rry,lowbush; caneberry subgroup 13-07A; 
canistel; fruit, small, vine climbing, s ubgroup 13-07F, except fuzzykiwifruit; mango; 
papaya; sapodilla; sapote, black; sapote, mamey; star apple; vegetable, root, subgroup 1A; 
rice, grain 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances  Language:  
English  Number of pages:  9   
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes tole rances for combined residues of 
thiamethoxam (3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)meth yl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N- nitro-4H-1,3,5-
oxadiazin-4-imine) and its metabolite CGA- 322704 [N-(2- chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N'-
methyl-N'-nitro-guanidine], calculated as the st oichiometric equivalent of thiamethoxam, in 
or on: avocado at 0.40 ppm; berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry at 0.30 ppm; bushberry subgroup 13-07B, except li ngonberry and blueberry, lowbush at 0.20 
ppm; caneberry subgroup 13-07A at 0.35 ppm; canistel at 0.40 ppm; fruit, small, vine climbing, subgroup 13-07F, except fuzzy kiwifruit at 0.20 ppm; mango at 0.40 ppm; papaya at 0.40 ppm; sapodilla at 0.40 ppm; sapote, black at 0.40 ppm; sapote, mamey at 
0.40 ppm; star apple at 0.40 ppm; vegetable, root, subgroup 1A at 0.05 ppm; rice, grain at 
0.02 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.    G/SPS/N/USA/1957 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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 number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 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:  [Federal 
Register:  30 September 2009 (Volume 74, Nu mber 188)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 
50137-50145] or online at http://www.epa. gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2009/September/Day-
30/p23628.htm.  This final rule was published subsequent to a petitions filed by IR-4 to 
establish new tolerances.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 September 2009   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 September 2009   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  30 September 2009   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 November 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Julie Chao, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-873 5; e-mail address: chao.julie@epa.gov. 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0814 
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 Fore ign 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.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov