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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/830
20 November 2003
(03-6200)
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 use any new pesticide active ingredient not included in any
previously registered product
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:  Pesticide Products;
Registration Applications (available in English, 2 pages).
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of an application to register a
pesticide product containing a new active ingredient not included in any previously
registered product pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
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:fr15oc03-78,
Federal Register:  15 October 2003 (Volume 68, Number 199) Page 59403-59405;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/October/Day-15/p25809.htm;  available in
English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicableG/SPS/N/USA/830
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12. Final date for comments:  14 November 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-2003-0331" 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. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural
Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.Tel:  (202) 720-4051, Fax:  (202) 720-7772, Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov