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ORGANIZATION
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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): Pesticide residue
onstrawberries
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Sodium SaltofAcifluorfen; Pesticide
Tolerance (3pages)
5. Description ofcontent: EPA proposes toestablish atolerance of0.05 ppmforcomibned
residues oftheherbicide sodium saltofacifluorfen (also referred toasacifluorfen) inoronthe
rawagricultural commodity strawberry.
6. Objective andrationale: Health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: 61FR16740, 17April 1996; 40CFR Part180
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Theeffective datewillbegiven upon
publication ofthefinal ruleintheFederal Register.
10. Final date forcomments: 17May 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
14thandIndependence
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 720-2239
Fax: (202) 690-0677