WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/451/Add.2
1 October 2003
(03-5168)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 25 September 2003,has been received from the
United States.
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Products using the pesticide Acetamiprid.
This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of acetamiprid in or on canola seed and
mustard seed at 0.01 parts per million (ppm).  Bayer Corporation requested this tolerance under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as  amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of
1996 (FQPA).  The ownership of this petition has subsequently been transferred to Nippon Soda
Company, Ltd.  The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.578 be amended by establishing a tolerance
for residues of the insecticide acetamiprid, N1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N2-cyano-N1-
methylacetamidine.
This regulation is effective 3 September 2003.  Objections and requests for hearings,
identified by docket ID number OPP-2002-0299, must be received on or before 3 November 2003.
The full text of this addendum (final rule) can be found at the address below.DOCID:  fr27se03-9, Federal Register:  3 September 2003 (Volume 68, Number 170);
Pages 52343-52353; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/September/Day-03/p22313.htm;Available in English.
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Pr ograms (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov   Note:  Identify docket
name "OPP-2003-0299" in subject line of your response.
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