分发日期：2006年4月28日.DOC

World Trade Organization G/SPS/N/USA/1285 28 April 2006 (06-2024) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English NOTIFICATION 1. Member to Agreement notifying: 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): Disinfectants, food-contact sanitizers, bacteriocide/bacteriostats, microbiocide/microbiostats, fungicides/fungistats, and virucides. 4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: Any US tradepartners 5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document: NOTICE. Alkylbenzene Sulfonates Risk Assessment and Preliminary Risk Reduction Options; Notice of Availability (Available in English, 3 pages). 6. Description of content: This notice announces the availability of EPAs risk assessment, preliminary risk reduction options, and related documents for the pesticide alkylbenzene sulfonates which encompasses sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate; dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid; and benzenesulfonic acid, C10-C16 alkyl derivatives, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public also is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. The alkylbenzene sulfonates are both active and inert ingredients in pesticide products. As active ingredients, they are currently found in end-use products as a disinfectant, food-contact sanitizer, bacteriocide/bacteriostat, microbiocide/microbiostat, fungicide/fungistat, and virucide. As inert ingredients, they are found in end-use products, many of which are used in residential settings, and outdoors in agricultural settings. The alkylbenzene sulfonates are both active and inert ingredients in pesticide products. As active ingredients, they are currently in 23 re