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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/654
8 January 2003
(03-0069)
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 Triclopyr, specifically fish and shellfish
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Triclopyr;  Pesticide
Tolerance (available in English, 14 pages).
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of
thiclopyr and its metabolites, 3, 5, 6-tr ichloro-2-pyridinol (TCP) and 2-methoxy-3, 5,
6-tricholoropyridine (TMP) in or on fish or shellfish.  The tolerances established for
combined residues of triclopyr and its metabolites, 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCP) and
2-methoxy-3,5,6-trichloropyridine (TMP) in or on fish at 3.0 ppm and shellfish at 3.5 ppm.
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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr18se02-10, Federal Register:  18 September 2002 (Volume 67, Number 2002)
Pages 58712-58725,
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2002/September/Day-18/p23746.htm;  Available
in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   18 September 2002G/SPS/N/USA/654
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12. Final date for comments:  18 November 2002
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 "AOPP-2002- 0190" 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:
Mr. Bill Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.
Tel (202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov