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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1221 
3 February 2006 
 (06-0459) 
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):  Oats and Rye.  
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 .  Notice of 
Filing of a Pesticide Petition for the Amendment of a Regulation for the Insecticide Imidacloprid and Its Metabolites in or on Oats and Rye Commodities (Available in English;  
3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition 
proposing the amendment of a regulation for r esidues of the insecticide imidacloprid (1-[(6-
chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolid inimine) and its metabolites containing the 
6-chloropyridinyl moiety, all expressed as 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-
imidazolidinimine in or on oats and rye commodities.  
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:  Federal Register: 
27 January 2006 (Volume 71, Number 18), Pages 4580-4582. 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/January/Day-27/p1044.htm .  Available in 
English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1221 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A – 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, identified by docket identification (ID) number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0053, should be received on or  before 27 February  2006.  However, 
WTO members are encouraged to send their da ta and comments to the agency as soon as 
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 (7505C), 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:   
Ms Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nationa l Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.  Tel:  202-720-5683;  Fa x:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov