G/SPS/N/EU/651  
6 July 2023  
(23-4598) 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):  Cereals (HS codes: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 
1008), foodstuffs of animal origin (HS codes: 0201, 0202, 0203,  0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 
0208, 0209, 0210) and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables  
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 Regulation amending Annex II to 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
maximum residue levels for thiacloprid in or on certain products (Text wit h EEA relevance) . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  4 +Annexes  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_10767_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_10767_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_10767_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_10767_03_e.pdf  
6. Descri ption of content:  The proposed draft Regulation concerns the update of existing 
MRLs for thiacloprid in certain food commodities. The proposed changes are based upon 
reasoned opinions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Lower MRLs are set after 
deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in the European Union or for which a 
human health concern may not be excluded.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. 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 Maximum Residue Limits for thiacloprid in 
some commodities. CODEX MRLs List is available at https://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=223 . 
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/EU/651  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The European Food Safety Authority published and statement on  
the short -term (acute) dietary risk assessment and evaluation of confirmatory data for 
certain MRLs for thiacloprid. Based on this statement, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should 
be amended following a risk analysis approach.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of 
plant and animal origin and amending Co uncil Directive 91/414/EEC:  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
− European Food Safety Authority. Statement on the short ‐term (acute) diet ary risk 
assessment and evaluation of confirmatory data for certain maximum residue levels 
(MRLs) for thiacloprid: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7888  
− European Food Safety Authority. Reasoned Op inion on the review of the existing 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for thiacloprid according to Article 12 of Regulation 
(EC) No 396/2005 EFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3617  
− European Food Safety Authority. Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the 
active  substance thiacloprid: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5595  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 January 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 February 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 September 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@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  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu