. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1979 
16 March 2010  
 (10-1415) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  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):  Fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F; and tea, 
dried; clover, forage; clover, hay; grapes 
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:  Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerances  Language:  English  
Number of pages:  8   
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes tolera nces for residues of acetamiprid 
in or on fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F; and tea, dried. 
It additionally establishes tolerances with re gional registrations on clover, forage and 
clover, hay.  Finally, this regulation deletes an  existing individual tolerance in or on grape, 
as it will be superseded by in clusion in subgroup 13-07F. 
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:  
[ ] 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)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/USA/1979 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
document has been published in the Federal Regi ster and can be found at: Federal Register: 
10 February 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27) Ru les and Regulations;  Page 6576-6583 or 
online at http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2010/2010-2803.htm
 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  12 February 2010 
[ ] 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:  Laura Nollen, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, telephone number:  +(703) 305-7390;   e-mail address: nollen.laura@epa.gov.  
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0289 
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 Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  + (1202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov