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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/354
23 November 2000
(00-4995)
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 may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Chlorpyrifos
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Chlorpyrifos;  Receipt of Requests
For End-Use Product Amendments and Cancellations (4 pages)
5. Description of content:  Companies that hold the pesticide registrations of enduse pesticide
products containing chlorpyrifos [O,O -diethyl O-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyl)
phosphorothioate] have asked EPA to cancel or amend their registrations. Pursuant to
section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is
announcing the Agency's receipt of these requests from the registrants. These requests forvoluntary cancellation and amendment are the result of a memorandum of agreement signed
by EPA and the basic manufacturers of the active ingredient chlorpyrifos on 7 June 2000.
Registrants identified in this notice requesting voluntary cancellation and amendments are
in large part the customers of these basic manufacturers. Given the potential risks, both
dietary and non-dietary, that chlorpyrifos use poses, especially to children, EPA intends to
grant the requested cancellations and amendments to delete uses. EPA also plans to issue a
cancellation order for the deleted uses and the cancelled registrations at the close of thecomment period for this announcement. Upon the issuance of the cancellation order, any
distribution, sale, or use of chlorpyrifos products will only be permitted if such distribution,
sale, or use is consistent with the terms of that order.
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:  The Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
(CCPR) will be considering the JMPR reevaluation of chlorpyrifos in 2002.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 69518,
17 November 2000 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/354
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 18 December 2000.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: Environmental Protection Agency
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Detailed instruction on where
and how to send comments is in the body of the full text - which will be sent upon request
to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] 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/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov