WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/111
9February 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0452)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Pesticides
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Revocation ofTolerances and
Exemptions from theRequirement ofaTolerance forCancelled Pesticide Active
Ingredients
5. Description ofcontent: TheUSEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) isproposing
torevoke thetolerances andexemptions from therequirement ofatolerance listed in
theFederal Register document (54pesticides and416commodity tolerances forthose
pesticides areinvolved). ItisEPA’sgeneral practice topropose revocation of
tolerances forresidues ofpesticide active ingredients forwhich Federal Insecticide
Fungicide Rodenticide Act(FIFRA) registrations nolonger exist. Inaccord, with
Federal Food Drug andCosmetic Act(FFDCA) section 408,however, EPAwillnot
revoke anytolerance orexemption proposed forrevocation ifanyperson willcommit
tosupport itsretention, andifretention ofthetolerance willmeetthetolerance
standard established under theFood Quality Protection Act(FQPA). Generally,
interested parties commit tosupport theretention ofsuchtolerances inorder topermit
treated commodities tobelegally imported intotheUnited States, since rawor
processed foodorfeedcommodities containing pesticide residues notcovered bya
tolerance orexemption areconsidered tobeadulterated.
6. Objective andrationale: EPAisproposing torevoke these tolerances andexemptions
because there arenoactive USregistrations forthepesticide chemicals covered by
these tolerances andexemptions.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: MRLs forsome ofthese pesticides (atleastthree -including
Cyhexatin, Phosalone andPhosphamidon) currently existwithin theCodex
Alimentarius.
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8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: 63FR3057,
21January 1998; 40CFR Parts 180,185and186
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined.
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Theeffective datewillbe30daysfollowing the
publication ofthefinalruleintheFederal Register.
11. Final date forcomments: 23March 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Environmental Protection Agency
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 720-2239
Fax: (202) 690-0677
E-mail: wilsonc@fas.usda.gov