EPA v. SONOVA USA INC.
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
JUNE 29, 2020 - NOTICE OF REFUSAL ADMISSION It appears that the product is not in compliance with the Act and is subject to refusal of admission due to the following violation(s): FIFRA 12(a)(2)(N) Failure to file reports required by the Act. The importer or the importer's agent did not file a Notice of Arrival of Pesticide and Devices (NOA) EPA Form 3540-1 prior to the arrival of the shipment in the U.S. or an electronic alternative to the NOA, filed with the entry documentation, via any U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authorized electronic data interchange system. FIFRA 12(a)(1)(A) To sell or distribute to any person any pesticide that is not registered under Section 3 or whose registration has been cancelled or suspended, except to the extent that distribution or sale otherwise has been authorized by the Administrator under FIFRA.
Defendants (1)
- SONOVA USA INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
SONOVA USA INC.
444 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 112, AURORA, IL, 60504
Registry ID: 110070814866
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide
- FIFRA 12A2N — Failure to File Reports
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SONOVA USA INC.entered 2020-06-29
Primary law: FIFRA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2020-06-29Enforcement Action Closed
- 2020-06-29Final Order Issued
- 2020-07-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602234179
- Case number
- 04-2020-1375
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Unregistered Pesticide
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2020-1375 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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