. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1784 
21 April 2008  
 (08-1876) 
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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Citrus fruit, tree nuts 
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:   N o t i c e  o f  
Filing of a Pesticide Petitions for Residues  of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various 
Commodities (available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of a petition which proposes to 
establish a tolerance for residues of in secticide thiamethoxam {3-[(2-chloro-5-
thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5- methyl-N-nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine{time} (CAS Reg. 
No. 153719-23-4) and its metabolite [N-(2-chlor o-thiazol-5-ylmethyl )-N'-methyl-N'-nitro-
guanidine] in or on food commodities fruit, citr us (Crop Group 10) at 0.3 ppm; and nut, tree 
(Crop Group 14) including pistachio at 0.3 ppm.  
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:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
16 April 2008 (Volume 73, Number 74) Notices Page 20632-20634; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2008/April/Day-16/p8003.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1784 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 16 May 2008, and may 
be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0167. 
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 Pe sticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, 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