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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1406 
29 August 2006 
 (06-4061) 
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):  Pears, peaches, nectarines, and apples  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Notice.   (Available in 
English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Tolerance 
Reassessment Decision (TRED) for the pesticid e oxytetracycline.  The Agency's risk 
assessments and other related documents also ar e available in the oxytetracycline docket.  
Oxytetracycline is an antibiotic  pesticide used to control b acteria, fungi, and mycoplasma-
like organisms.  The majority of agricultural u se of oxytetracycline is on pears.  Other crops 
treated include peaches, nectarines, and apples.  Oxytetracycline is also registered with FDA 
to treat infectious diseases in animals and hu mans and also as a food additive to increase 
animal weight gain. 
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: 
16 August 2006 (Volume 71, Number 158) Page 47210, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/August/Day-16/p13485.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1406 
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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 should be received on or  before 16 October 2006 if 
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:  Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), 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 Deborah Thompson, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov