 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/884 
1 April 2004 
 (04-1483) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  All products that use the p esticide Ammonium Nonanoate. 
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:   Ammonium Nonanoate; 
Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Esta blish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide 
Chemical in or on Food , (available in English, 6 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petition proposing 
the establishment of regulations for residu es of Ammonium Nonanoate in or on all 
agricultural commodities. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   n.a. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register :  17 March 2004 (Volume 69, Number 52) pages 12670-12676;  available in 
English 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2004/March/Day-17/p553.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. G/SPS/N/USA/884 
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 12. Final date for comments:  16 April 2004.   
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Registration Division (7505C), BM_1_ 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-" in 
subject line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number an d 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, E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov  
 
 