. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/880 
17 March 2004 
 (04-1197) 
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 Endosulfan 
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:   Endosulfan; Notice of 
Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolera nces for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or 
on Food (available in English,  4 pages). 
6. Description of content:  EPA has received pesticide petition (PP 3E6757) proposing to 
establish a tolerance for the total residues of endosulfan (6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-
1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3- benzodioxathiepin-3-oxide expressed as the 
sum of [alpha]- and [beta]-endosulfan) , and its metabolite, endosulfan-sulfate 
(6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5 ,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-
3-dioxide) in or on the raw agricultural commodity, imported green coffee beans, at 0.2 parts per million (ppm).  EPA has not full y evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted 
data at this time or whether the data suppor t granting of the petition.  Additional data may 
be needed before EPA rules on the petition. 
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:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   A codex maximum residue level MRL of 
0.1 ppm has been established for residues of endosulfan in or on coffee beans.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:  fr05mr04-
71, Federal Register : 5 March 2004 (Volume 69, Number 44) pages 10443-10447; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2004/March/Day-05/p463.htm ; available in 
English   
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. G/SPS/N/USA/880 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2004-0004, 
must be received on or before 5 April 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:  Identify docket name "OPP-2004-0004" in subject line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number an d 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