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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/506
2 October 2001
(01-4720)
Committee on Sanitary and 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
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Pesticides  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant
or practicable:
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Ethion;  Receipt of Request for
Registration Cancellations (2 pages)
5. Description of content: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of
request from registrants to cancel the registrations for all of their products containing
O,O,O,O-tetaethyl S,S-methyl ene bis(phosphorodithioate) (ethion). EPA will decide
whether to approve the request after consideration of public comment.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
for ethion on citrus established by Codex.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 49182,
26 September 2001 (available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
11. Final date for comments:  Comments on the requested cacellation of product and use
registrations must be submitted by 26 October 2001.  Agency or authority designated to
handle comments:  [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Environmental
Protection AgencyG/SPS/N/USA/506
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSDATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
     E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov