G/SPS/N/EU/667  
21 July 2023  
(23-4998) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate -General  
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):  Triflusulfuron -methyl (pesticide active substance)  
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:  Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning 
the non -renewal of approval of the active substance triflusulfuron -methyl, in acc ordance 
with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and 
amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 . Language(s):  
English . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_11185_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that 
the approval of the active substance triflusulfuron -methyl is not renewed in accordance 
with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant 
protection products  containing triflusulfuron -methyl as an active substance. 
The non-renewal of approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a 
pesticide active substance in the European Union under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. 
The substance was form erly assessed and approved under Directive 91/414/ EEC.  
This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and plant 
protection products containing it. Following non -approval and the expiry of all grace 
periods for stocks of products c ontaining this substance, separate action may be taken on 
MRLs and a separate notification will be made in accordance with SPS procedures.  
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation was also notified under the 
TBT Agreement in notice G/TBT/N/EU/993  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify th e 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) :  G/SPS/N/EU/667  
 
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  [ ] 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 stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market 
and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32009R1107&qid=1437730988988 &from=EN  
− Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards the list of approved active substances ( OJ L 1 53, 11 June 2011, 
p. 1–186) 
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1442928512004&uri=CELEX:32011R0540  
− Conclu sion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance 
triflusulfuron -methyl  
Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance 
triflusulfuron ‐methyl | EFSA (europa.eu)  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4th quarter 2023.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4th quarter 2023.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Three days following publication in the Official Journal of the 
European  Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notificatio n and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. Comments are only welcomed on TBT 
related issues and to be addressed to the TBT Enquiry Point on notice G/TBT/N/EU/993.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  Nationa l Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu