 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/953 
24 August 2004 
 (04-3532) 
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 the pesticide Ethylene Glycol 
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:  Ethylene 
Glycol;  Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petiti on to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain 
Pesticide Chemical in or on Food  (available in English, 4 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a petition proposing the 
establishment of an exemption from the require ment of a tolerance for ethylene glycol 
when used as an encapsulating agent for pesticides being app lied post-harvest as residual 
and crack and crevice sprays in and around food and non food areas of residential and non-
residential establishments with no limit.   
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, 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 : 4 August 2004 (Volume 69, Number 149) Pages 47149-47152;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/August/Day-04/p17506.htm  (available in 
English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available G/SPS/N/USA/953 
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 12. Final date for comments:  3 September 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:   Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov  Note:  Identif y docket name "OPP-2004-0207" 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 address (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:  202-690- 0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov  
 
 