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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/837
2 December 2003
(03-6385)
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 Aminoethoxyvinylglycine hydrochloride
(aviglycine HCl)
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:
Aminoethoxyvinylglycine hydrochloride (aviglycine HCl); Notice of Filing a Pesticide
Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food (Available
in English, 5 pages)
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of Aminoethoxyvinylglycine
hydrochloride (aviglycine HCl) in or on stone fruit, not including cherries.
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease,  [   ]  protect territory from
other damage from pests
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:  NA
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr19no03-87,
Federal Register: 19 November 2003 (Volume 68, Number 223) Page 65281-65285;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/November/Day-19/p28913.htm l (Available
in English)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   NA
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   NAG/SPS/N/USA/837
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12. Final date for comments:  19 December 2003
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:
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-2003-0029” 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:
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, Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov