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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/726
13 June 2003
(03-3080)
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 Hexythiazox in or on date and dried fruits.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Hexythiazox;  Pesticide
Tolerance (available in English, 7 pages).
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of
hexythiazox in or on date, dried fruit.  The Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4)
requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as
amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Consistent with section 408(b)(2)(D) of the FFDCA, EPA has reviewed the available
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this action. EPA has sufficient
data to assess the hazards of and to make a determination on aggregate exposure, consistent
with section 408(b)(2) of the FFD CA, for a tolerance for combined residues of hexythiazox
on date, dried fruit at 1.0 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:   NA
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr05mr03-10, Federal Register:  5 March 2003 (Volume 68, Number 43)
Pages 10370-10377;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/March/Day-05/p5194.htm; Available in
English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  5 March 2003G/SPS/N/USA/726
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:  not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  5 May 2003
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 Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0036" 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