 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/985 
27 September 2004 
 (04-4060) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 that use Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA), typically used on 
wood. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Notice: Receipt of 
Requests to Cancel A Chromated Copper Ar senate (CCA) Use a nd to Amend Current 
Label Language (Available in English, 3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of requests from registrants of 
pesticide products containing Chromated C opper Arsenate (CCA) to amend affected 
registrations to terminate the use "members out of water and not subject to saltwater [or 
brackish water] splash, and not in soil use". 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/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 : 8 September 2004 (Volume 69, Number 173) Pages 54278-54280;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2004/September/Day-08/p20336.htm  
Available in English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available G/SPS/N/USA/985 
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 12. Final date for comments:  8 October 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:   Rebecca Miller, Antimicrobials Division (7510C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protec tion Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: (703) 305-0012; E-mail address:  
miller.rebecca@epa.gov
.  Note: Identify docket name "OPP-2004-0266" in subject line of 
your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail ad dress (if available) of other body:  Ms. Julie Morin, 
United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Food Safety 
& Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-720-7772;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov
 
 
 