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Notifying
Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
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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): Rice and tea
commodities
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or
countries:
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Title of
the notified document: Glufosinate;
Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule. Language(s):
English. Number of
pages: 4
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-20/html/2025-20399.htm
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Description
of content: This regulation
establishes, modifies, and revokes tolerances for residues of glufosinate
(CASRN 77182-82-2) in or on rice and tea commodities.
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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.
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Is there
a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):
Codex pesticide reference number for glufosinate is 175.
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number):
[ ] International Plant Protection
Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[ ] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
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Other
relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0789
(available in English)
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 20
November 2025
Proposed
date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 20 November 2025
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
20 November 2025
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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Final
date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable
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:
Comments
should be submitted to EPA's WTO SPS team at EPAWTOSPS@epa.gov.
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Text(s) available from: [ ] National
Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-20/html/2025-20399.htm
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