WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/272/Add.1
23 August 2001
(01-4092)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 21 August 2001, has been received from the
United States.
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B-D-Glucuronidase from E.coli and the Genetic Material Necessary for its Production as a Plant
Pesticide Inert Ingredient;  Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation (final rule) establishes an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of B-D glucuronidase from Escherichia coli and the
genetic material necessary for its production in or on all food commodities when applied/used as aplant pesticide inert ingredient.  The petitioner submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, requesting an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.  Th is regulation eliminates the need to establish a
maximum permissible level for residues of B-D glucuronidase derived from E.coli and the genetic
material necessary for its production.
This regulation is effective 16 August 2001.  Objections and requests for hearings must be
received by EPA, on or before 15 October 2001.
The full text of this addendum (final rule), including instructions for submitting objections
and request for hearing, is available from the address below.
United States SPS Enquiry Point /Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington DC 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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