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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/755
4 July 2003
(03-3590)
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 [3-(4,5-dihydro-isoxazol-3-yl)-4-
methanesulfonyl-2-methylphenyl]-(5-hydroxyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) Methanone for
weed control on corn and in th e formulation of herbicides.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Pesticide Products;
Registration Applications, available in English, 1 page.
6. Description  of content:  EPA received applications as follows to register pesticide
products containing an active ingredient not included in any previously registered products
pursuant to the provision of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.  Notice of receipt of these
applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on the applications.
Products Containing an Active Ingredient Not Included in Any Previously Registered
Products
1.  File Symbol: 7969-ENL. Applicant: BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 13528, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709.  Product Name:  BAS 670 336SC Herbicide.  Type ofproduct:  Herbicide.  Active ingredient:  [3-(4,5-dihydro-isoxazol-3-yl)-4-
methanesulfonyl-2-methylphenyl]-(5-hydroxyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)Methanone
at 29.7%.  Proposed classification/Use:  None.  For weed control on corn.
2.  File Symbol:  7969-ENU.  Applicant:  BASF Corporation.  Product Name:  BAS
670 H Technical Herbicide.  Type of product:  Herbicide.  Active ingredient:  [3-(4,5-
dihydro-isoxazol-3-yl)-4-methanesulfonyl-2-methylphenyl]-(5-hydroxyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)Methanone at 99.2%.  Proposed classification/Use:  None.  For the
formulation of herbicides.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
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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:   not applicable
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:  fr11jn03-
103, Federal Register:  11 June 2003 (Volume 68, Number 112) Page 34947-34948;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/June/Day-11/p14329.htm;  available inEnglish.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  11 July 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental ProtectionAgency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. opp-docket@epa.gov
Note: Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0195" 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:
Mr. Bill Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.
Tel (202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov