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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/278/Add.1
15 December 2000
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 12 December 2000, has been received from the
United States.
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Organophosphate Pesticide - Availability of Revised Risk Assessments
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of the revised
risk assessments and related documents for the organophosphate pesticide malathion.  In addition, this
notice starts a 60-day public participation period during which the public is encouraged to submit riskmanagement ideas or proposals.  These actions are in response to a joint initiative between EPA and
the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase transparency in the tolerance reassessment process
for organophosphate pesticides.
EPA will consider all comments received on or before 12 February 2001.  Instructions for
commenting are in the full text of this addendum.  The addendum plus the revised risk assessments
and related documents are available from the US SPS Enquiry Point.
Tel:  202 720-2239
Fax:  202 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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