. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/861 
24 February 2004 
 (04-0761) 
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 Harpin Protein 
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:   Harpin Protein; Notice of 
Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolera nce for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or 
on Food;  Available in English, 3 pages 
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing to establish an 
amendment of the existing tolerance exemp tion for the biochemical pesticide harpin 
protein on all raw agricultural commodities.  EPA  has not fully evaluated the merits of the 
pesticide petition.  The summary may have b een edited by EPA if the terminology used 
was unclear, the summary contained extraneous material, or the summary unintentionally 
made the reader conclude that the findings reflected EPA's position and not the position of 
the petitioner.  
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. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which thes e are available:  DOCID: fr28ja04-56, 
Federal Register : 28 January 2004 (Volume 69, Number 18), pages 4151-4154; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/January/Day-28/p1242.htm ; Available in 
English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. G/SPS/N/USA/861 
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 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 Records 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-2003-0404" 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