Normativa EEUU
Ene. 30, 2012EE.UU: aviso de disponibilidad de evaluación de riesgo acumulativo para Pyrethrins/Pyrethroid
| World Trade
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| G/SPS/N/USA/2311
20 December 2011 |
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| (11‑6707) | |
| Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | Original: English |
NOTIFICATION
| 1. | Notifying Member: UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved: |
| 2. | Agency responsible: US Environmental Protection Agency |
| 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): Multiple products |
| 4. | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
| 5. | Title of the notified document: Pyrethrins/Pyrethroid Cumulative Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability Language(s): English Number of pages: 3
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-09/html/2011-29089.htm |
| 6. | Description of content: This notice announces the availability of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) cumulative risk assessment for the naturally occurring pyrethrins and synthetic pyrethroid pesticides (often collectively called the ‘pyrethroids’) and opens a public comment period on this document and other supporting documents which are available in the docket. The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) requires the EPA to consider available information concerning the cumulative effects on human health resulting from exposure to multiple chemicals that have a common mechanism of toxicity when making regulatory decisions. The Agency has identified a common mechanism of toxicity for the naturally occurring pyrethrins and synthetic pyrethroid pesticides, and has conducted a screening-level cumulative risk assessment for all pesticidal uses for the pyrethroids. Based on this assessment, EPA has concluded that the cumulative risks from existing pyrethroid uses are below the Agency’s level of concern. Because this cumulative assessment uses a number of very conservative assumptions, EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide comments and input on any additional information that may be used to further refine the very conservative nature of this cumulative risk assessment. |
| 7. | Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 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 number) [X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [ ] Yes [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: |
| 9. | Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: |
| 10. | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable |
| 11. | Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable
[X] Trade facilitating measure |
| 12. | Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or(dd/mm/yy): 9 January 2012
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body: Dana L. Friedman, Chemical Review Manager, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: +(703) 347 8827; Fax: +(703) 308 7070; E-mail: friedman.dana@epa.gov. Please reference docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0746. |
| 13. | Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov |