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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1198 
10 January 2006 
 (06-0084) 
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):   In or on grape; citrus fruit, crop group 10 (CA, AZ, TX only); citrus, oil; 
citrus, dried pulp; fruit, pome, group 11; appl e, wet pomace; and cattle, sheep, goat, and 
horse meat byproducts  
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:  PROPOSED RULE.  
Hexythiazox; Proposed Pesticide Tolera nce (Available in English, 9 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This document proposes to establish tolerances for combined 
residues of hexythiazox (trans-5-(4-chl orophenyl)-N-cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2-
oxothiazolidine-3-carboxamide) and its metabo lites containing the (4-chlorophenyl)-4-
methyl-2-oxo-3-thiazolidine moiety (expressed as pa rent) in or on grape; citrus fruit, crop 
group 10 (CA, AZ, TX only); citrus, oil; citrus , dried pulp; fruit, pome, group 11; apple, wet 
pomace; and cattle, sheep, goat, and horse meat byproducts.  
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: 
30 December 2005 (Volume 70, Number 250) Pages 77363-77371, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/December/Day-30/p8037.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA G/SPS/N/USA/1198 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBA 
12. Final date for comments:  The Agency would prefer to receive comments by 
30 January 2006.  However, WTO Members are encouraged to send their comments, identified by docket identification (ID) numbe r EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0518, 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 Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250. Tel:  202-720-5683; Fax:  202-690-0677; E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov