. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/290
13 June 2000
(00-2328)
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:  US Food and Drug Administration
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Methyl
parathion
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Guidance for Industry; Channels
of Trade Policy for Commodities With Methyl Parathion Residues; Availability (4 pages plus
proposed guidance document).
5. Description of content: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of a proposed guidance document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Channels of
Trade Policy for Commodities With Methyl Parathion Residues'' (the proposed guidance). Theproposed guidance presents FDA's policy for implementing the channels of trade provision for
the pesticide chemical methyl parathion of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. The proposed
guidance is intended to assist firms in understanding FDA's planned approach to the
enforcement of this provision of the FQPA with regard to residues of methyl parathion in food.
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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 35376,
2 June 2000 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/290
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11. Final date for comments:  1 August 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Food and Drug Administration
[    ] 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 inparagraph 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 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov