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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/842
2 December 2003
(03-6064)
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 (EPA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide Certis Technical Olive Fly Pheromone
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:   Pesticide Product;
Registration Approval  (Available in English, 2 pages)
6. Description of content:  This notice announces Agency approval of an application to
register the pesticide product Certis Technical Olive Fly Pheromone containing an active
ingredient not included in any previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of
section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended.
The product Olive Fly Attract and Kill (A & K) Target Device containing two new active
ingredients (EPA File Symbol 70051-TA). This product contained two new active
ingredients; ammonium bicarbonate at 12.8% and the arthropod pheromone 1 ,7-
dioxaspiro-(5 ,5) undecane (Spiroketal) at 0.2%.
During the course of the review of the Section 3 application for Olive Fly Attract and Kill
(A & K) Target Device (EPA File Symbol 70051-TA) the Agency determined that aseparate registration for the technical grade of 1 ,7-dioxaspiro-(5,5) undecane was needed.
The registrant then submitted a pesticide application (7/18/02) for a section three
registration for the product Certis Technical Olive Fly Pheromone containing the active
ingredient 1,7-dioxaspiro-(5,5) undecane at 97.6 percent. This new product was assigned
EPA File Symbol 7005 1-TT. The receipt of this application was not published in theFederal Register.
The application for Certis Technical Olive Fly Pheromone (EPA Registration Number
70051-77), was approved on September 16, 2003, for use in the manufacturing of end-use
agricultural products for control of olive fly.
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease,  [   ]  protect territory from
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8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  NA
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr19no03-85,
Federal Register: 19 November 2003 (Volume 68, Number 223) Page 65278-65279;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/November/Day-19/p28914.htm  (Available
in English)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   19 November 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   19 November 2003
12. Final date for comments:  NA
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) 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-2003-0029” in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification 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, Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov