WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/52
5July1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2612)
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 itemnumber(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited
withtheWTO. ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Pesticide tolerance onsnapbeans
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Sodium SaltofFomesafen;
Pesticide Tolerance (3pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to
establish atimelimited tolerance (to31December 1998) forresidues oftheherbicide
sodium saltoffomesafen (alsoreferred toasfomesafen) inorontherawagricultural
commodity snapbeans at0.05ppm.
6. Objective andrationale: Health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation doesnotexist[X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever
possible, identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: 61FR31075,
19June1996; 40CFR Part180
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Tobedetermined.
10. Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Tobedetermined.
11. Final dateforcomments: 19July1996
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
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12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number and
E-mail address (ifavailable) ofother body:
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
14thandIndependence
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone: (202) 720-2239
Fax: (202) 690-0677