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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/USA/912 
4 June 2004 
 (04-2414) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products using the fungicide Carboxin.   Carboxin is a systemic fungicide 
applied to seeds prior to planting for contro l of various fungi that cause seed and seedling 
diseases (smut, rot and blight).  It is applied to barley, beans, canola, corn, cotton, oats, 
onions, peanuts, rice, eye, safflower, sorghum, soybeans tritical and wheat seeds. 
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:   Carboxin; Risk 
Assessments; Notice of Availability (available in English, 3 pages). 
6. Description of content:   Notice announces the availability of EPA's preliminary risk 
assessments and related documents for th e pesticide seed treatment, carboxin. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection 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:fr, Federal 
Register: 28 April 2004 (Volume 69 , Number 82) Pages 23194-23197; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/April/Day-28/p9620.htm  (available in 
English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:    G/SPS/N/USA/912 
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 12. Final date for comments:  28 June 2004 
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:    
Special Review and Re-Registration Divisi on (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov  Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2004-" 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 Servi ces Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250. 
Tel:  202-720-4051, Fax:  (202) 720-7772, Email:  fstsd@usda.gov  
 
 