sps-usa-1897(通报).docVIP

World Trade Organization G/SPS/N/USA/1897 13 January 2009 (09-0098) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English NOTIFICATION 1. Notifying Member: 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): Commodities for which pesticide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is used. 4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: [?X?] All trading partners, or [??] Specific regions or countries: 5. Title of the notified document:??Petition to Revoke all Tolerances and Cancel all Registrations for the Pesticide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid; Notice of Availability Language:??English Number of pages:??3 6. Description of content: EPA is seeking public comment on a 6 November 2008, petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), requesting that the Agency revoke all tolerances and cancel all registrations for the pesticide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). 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. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard: [? ?] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) [? ?] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number) [? ?] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM N°) [?X?] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [? ?] Yes [?X?] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: 9. Other relevant d