. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/865 
24 February 2004 
 (04-0763) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide Lactofen 
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:   Tolerance Reassessment 
and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for Lactofen; Notice of Availability , Available in 
English, 3 pages 
6. Description of content:  EPA has reassessed the risks associated with current and proposed 
food uses of the pesticide active ingredient l actofen, reassessed two existing tolerances, and 
reached a tolerance reassessment and risk manage ment decision.  The Agency is issuing for 
comment the resulting Report on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk 
Management Decision for lactofen, known as a TRED, as well as a summary, overview, 
and technical support documents. 
 Tolerances for lactofen in or on raw agri cultural commodities for plants are currently 
established for the combined residues of lactof en and its associated metabolites containing 
the diphenyl ether linkage, but will be revised to include only lactofen per se.  The two 
existing tolerances for lactofen have been r eassessed and will be lowered from 0.05 ppm to 
0.01 ppm.  There are currently no tolerances  for lactofen in processed commodities or 
animal commodities, and the available residue  data indicate that tolerances for these 
commodities are not necessary.   
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/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:   n.a. G/SPS/N/USA/865 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which thes e are available: 
 DOCID: fr28ja04-48, 
Federal Register : 28 January 2004 (Volume 69, Number 18), pages 4129-4131; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/January/Day-28/p1548.htm ; Available in 
English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 27 February 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Public Information and Reco rds Integrity Branch (PIRIB), 
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC 20460. opp-docket@epa.gov Note:  Identif y docket name "OPP-2003-0294" in subject 
line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  
Tel:  (202) 720-4051, Fax:   (202) 720-7772, E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov