notice of intent to export under paragraph 
(10)(A)(ii), the Administrator shall provide 
a copy of the notice to the designated na-
tional authority of the importing foreign 
state. 
‘‘(ii) 
NONIDENTIFIED
DESIGNATED 
NATIONAL
AUTHORITY.—In a case in 
which a designated national authority has 
not been identified, the Administrator shall 
provide the notice of intent to export to 
any other appropriate official of the im-
porting foreign state, as identified by the 
Administrator. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE TO PUBLIC.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall issue a notice to inform the public 
of— 
‘‘(I) any pesticide that is listed 
on Annex III to the PIC Convention; 
and 
‘‘(II) any condition or restriction 
of an importing foreign state that is 
applicable to the import, in accord-
ance with the PIC Convention, of the 
pesticide. 
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‘‘(ii) 
TIMING.—A 
notice 
required 
under clause (i) shall be issued not later 
than 90 days after, and any conditions or 
restrictions described in clause (i)(II) shall 
take effect not later than 180 days after, 
the date of receipt of a notice from the 
Secretariat of the PIC Convention who— 
‘‘(I) transmits import decisions of 
the parties to the PIC Convention; or 
‘‘(II) provides notice of the fail-
ure of the parties to provide import 
decisions. 
‘‘(iii) TREATMENT
OF
CONDITIONS 
AND
RESTRICTIONS.—A condition or re-
striction identified by a notice required 
under clause (i) shall be considered to be 
an export condition or restriction for the 
purpose of paragraph (9). 
‘‘(D) NOTICE
OF
EXEMPTION.—The Ad-
ministrator may issue a notice exempting any 
pesticide or active ingredient used in producing 
a pesticide from the requirements of paragraphs 
(9) through (11) if the Administrator deter-
mines that the exemption would be consistent 
with the PIC Convention or POPs Convention. 
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‘‘(13) HARMONIZATION OF POPS CONVENTION 
AND LRTAP POPS PROTOCOL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a pesticide is both 
a POPs pesticide and a LRTAP POPs pes-
ticide, in the case of a conflict between a provi-
sion of this subsection applicable to a POPs 
pesticide and a provision of this subsection ap-
plicable to a LRTAP POPs pesticide, the more 
stringent provision shall apply, as determined 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—In the case of a pes-
ticide described in subparagraph (A), this para-
graph shall be applied in such a manner as to 
ensure that the United States is in compliance 
with its obligations under the POPs Convention 
and the LRTAP POPs Protocol with respect to 
the pesticide. 
‘‘(14) HARMONIZATION OF POPS CONVENTION 
AND PIC CONVENTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the export of a pes-
ticide is addressed or restricted under para-
graphs (2) through (7) and paragraphs (9) 
through (12), all of those paragraphs shall 
apply to the pesticide. 
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