G/SPS/N/EU/616  
 
23 February 2023  
(23-1279) Page: 1/3 
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 Annexes II and 
V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards maximum residue levels for carbetamide, carboxin and triflumuron i n or on certain 
products (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  4 + 26 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1318_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1318_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1318_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1318_03_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed draft Regulation concerns the update of existing 
MRLs for carbetamide, carboxin and triflumuron in certain food commodities. MRLs for 
these substances in certain commodities are changed. Lower MRLs are set after deleting 
old uses w hich are not authorised any more in the European Union as the approval of the 
use of the active substance has expired.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disea se, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  G/SPS/N/EU/616  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
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 Council Directive 91/414/EEC  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
− Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/170 of 30 January 2017 amending Annexes II, III 
and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
as regards maximum residue levels for bifenthrin, carbetamide, cinidon -ethyl, 
fenpropimorph and triflusulfuron in or on certain product  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT /?uri=CELEX:32017R0170  
− Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/90 of 18 January 2019 amending Annexes II, III 
and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
as regards maximum residue levels for bromuconazole, carboxin, fenbutat in oxide, 
fenpyrazamine and pyridaben in or on certain products  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0090  
− Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1516 o f 10 October 2018 amending Annexes II and 
III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards maximum residue levels for penoxsulam, triflumizole and triflumuron in or on 
certain products  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1541776506833&uri=CELEX:32018R1516  
− Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for 
carbetamide a ccording to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005  
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4192  
− Review of the existing maximum residue levels for carboxin according to Article 12 of 
Regulation (EC) No  396/2005  
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.5019  
− Review of the existing maximum residue levels for triflumuron according to Article 12 
of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005  
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4769  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 September 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 October 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 May 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 April 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  
SANTE - Directorate -General for Health and Food Safety  
Directorate D, Unit A4 Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
Tel: +(322) 29 54263/60933/80895  
Fax: +(322) 29 98566  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
Website:  http://www.ec.europa.euhttp://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/international_affairs/wt
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  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  
SANTE - Directorate -General for Health and Food Safety  
Directorate D, Unit A4 Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
Tel: +(322) 29 54263/60933/80895  
Fax: +(322) 2 9 98566  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
Website:  http://www.ec.europa.euhttp://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/internati onal_affairs/wt
o/index_en.htm