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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/768
28 July 2003
(03-4007)
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 carry the pesticide 2-Ethylhexyl-L-lactate
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:   2-Ethylhexyl-L-Lactate;
Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide
Chemical in or on Food (Available in English, 2 pages)
6. Description of content: EPA has received a pesticide petition (PP OF6179) from PURAC
America, Inc., proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to
amend 40 CFR 180.950 to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for
2-Ethylhexyl-L-Lactate, when used in accordance with good agricultural or manufacturing
practice.
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:   not applicable
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID: fr11jy03-56,
Federal Register: 11 July 2003 (Volume 68, Number 133) Page 41349-41351;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/July/Day-11/p17618.htm (Available inEnglish)
10. Proposed date of adoption:  not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  not applicableG/SPS/N/USA/768
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12. Final date for comments:  11 August 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 ProtectionAgency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. opp-docket@epa.gov
Note: Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0230" 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. Roseanne Freese, US Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.
Tel (202) 690-1642, Roseanne.Freese@usda.gov