Normativa EEUU
Abr. 21, 2011Petición para suspender y cancelar todas las inscripciones para el fumigante de suelo Iodomethane (Methyl Iodide)
| World Trade
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| G/SPS/N/USA/2193
14 April 2011 |
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| (11-1892) | |
| 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: Petition to Suspend and Cancel all Registrations for the Soil Fumigant Iodomethane (Methyl Iodide); Notice of Availability Language(s): English Number of pages: 2 |
| 6. | Description of content: On 31 March 2010, EPA received a petition from Earthjustice requesting that all uses of iodomethane (methyl iodide) be suspended and cancelled. The Agency is posting this petition for public comment. Following the public comment period, EPA will evaluate the petitioner’s request, consistent with the statutory standards set forth in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. |
| 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: This document has been published in the Federal Register and can be found at: Federal Register: 25 March 2011 (Volume 76, Number 58) Notices; Page 16770-16771
Or online at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/2011-7117.htm |
| 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
[ ] Trade facilitating measure |
| 12. | Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 25 April 2011
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: Karen Samek, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: +(703) 347-8825; Fax: +(703) 305-6920; E-mail: samek.karen@epa.gov Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0541 |
| 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 1027, Washington D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov |