RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/16
4October 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2930)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Blackberries
andraspberries
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Oxyfluorfen; Pesticide Tolerances
(3pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheAgency proposes toestablish tolerances forresidues ofthe
herbicide oxyfluorfen inorontherawagricultural commodities blackberry and
raspberry. TheAgency alsoproposes deleting metabolites ofoxyfluorfen containing
thediphenyl ether linkage from certain tolerance expressions.
6. Objective andrationale: Health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: 60FR49816, 27September 1995; 40CFR Parts 180and185.
Willappear intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final date forcomments: 27October 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: