WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/115
10March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0945)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Pesticides on
carrots
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Prometryn; Pesticide Tolerances
(available inEnglish 6pages.)
5. Description ofcontent: TheU.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) isproposing
toestablish tolerances forresidues ofprometryn inoroncarrots under itsown
initiative toharmonize tolerances withCanada under theFederal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act(FFDCA), asamended bytheFood Quality Protection Actof1996.
EPAwillestablish atolerance forresidues oftheherbicide prometryn, 2,4-bis
(isopropylamino) -6-methylthio-s-triazine inoroncarrots at0.1parts permillion (ppm)
without aU.S.registration under theFederal Insecticide Fungicide Act(FIFRA), as
amended, forimported carrots.
6. Objective andrationale: Thisaction isbeing taken inorder toharmonize aresidue
tolerance withanother NAFTA country (Canada).
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Prometryn hasnotbeenevaluated byCodex andtherefore hasno
MRLs intheCodex system.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: 63FR9494,
25February 1998; 40CFR Part180
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Thedateofentry intoforce willbeannounced when
thefinalruleispublished intheFederal Register.
11. Final date forcomments: 27March 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Environmental Protection Agency.
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12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 720-2239
Fax: (202) 690-0677
E-mail: ofsts@fas.usda.gov