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G/SPS/N/USA/2246 
25 July 2011  
 (11-3763) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Multiple products 
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:  Maneb;  Tolerance Actions  Language(s):  English  
Number of pages:  5 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-12/html/2011-17365.htm  
6. Description of content:  EPA is revoking all the tolerances  for the fungicide maneb with 
expiration/revocation dates that provide sufficient time to use existing stocks of the canceled registrations for the last food uses of maneb in the United States.  Look for a 
complete list of affected commodities on the website. 
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.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/USA/2246 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The Codex has not established a MRL for maneb per se, but has 
MRLs for total dithiocarbamates (which incl udes the dithiocarbamate maneb), determined 
as carbon disulfide. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  12 July 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  12 July 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  12 July 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  telephone number:  (703) 308-8037; e-mail address: 
nevola.joseph@epa.gov. Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0327 
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