WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/523/Add.1
18 August 2003
(03-4281)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 9 July 2003 has been received from the United States.
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Products that use the pesticide Diallyl Sulfides (DADs)
This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues
of DADs in /on garlic, leeks, onions, and shallots.  Platte Chemical Company submitted a petition to
EPA under section 408(d)(1)(B) of the Federal Fo od, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting
an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.  In the Federal Register of 21 November 2001
(66 FR 58481) (FRL-6802-2), EPA issued a notice pursuant to section 408(d)(3) of the FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide tolerance petition (PP 1F6316) by Platte
Chemical Company.  As required by section 408(d) (2)(A)(i)(I), this notice included a summary of the
petition prepared by the petitioner Platte Chemical Company.  There were no comments received in
response to the notice of filing.  The petition requested that 40 CFR part 180 be amended by
establishing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Diallyl sulfides.
DOCID:  fr09jy03-22, Federal Register:  9July 2003 (Volume 68, Number 131) Page 40803-
40808;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/July/Day-09/p17106.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-2003-0134" in subject line of your response.
Ms. Roseanne Freese, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural
Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.Tel:  (202) 690-1642, Fax:  (202) 690-0677, Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov
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