RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/19
7February 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0460)
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): Raw agricultural
commodities
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Chlorothalonil, Pesticide Tolerances
5. Description ofcontent: Thisdocument proposes toestablish tolerances forcombined residues
ofthefungicide chlorothalonil anditsmetabolite inorontherawagricultural commodities
blueberries at1.0ppm, filberts at0.1ppm, andmushrooms at1.0ppm. (4pages)
6. Objective andrationale: Health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: 61FR1884, 24January 1996; 40CFR Part180. Will appear inthe
Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined.
10. Final date forcomments: 23February 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
14thandIndependence
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 7202239
Fax: (202) 6900677