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G/SPS/N/EEC/243 
3 May 2004 
 (04-1942) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Commission of the European Communities, Health & Consumer 
Protection Directorate-General  Directorate E – Food Safety:  Plant Health, Animal Health 
and Welfare, International questions 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Citrus fruits (CN 08.05), Tree nuts (CN 08.01, 08.02), Pome fruits (CN 
08.08), Stone fruits (CN 08.09), Berries (CN 08. 06, 08.10), Bananas and others (CN 08.03, 
08.04), Roots and Tuber vegetables (CN 07. 06, 07.14), Bulb vegetables (CN 07.03), 
Tomatoes, aubergines, cucurbits (CN 07.02, 07.07, 08.07), Sweetcorn (CN 0709.90.60),  Brassicae (CN 07.04) Leaffy vegetables (CN 07.05), Leguminous vegetables (CN 07.08), 
Stem vegetables (CN 07.09), Mushrooms (C N 0709.51), Oil seeds (CN 12.01,12.02,12.04, 
12.05, 12.06, 12.07) Potatoes (CN 07.01), Tea (CN 09.02), Hops (CN 12.10) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Member States of the Europ ean Communities (EC) and third countries exporting the products 
concerned to the European Communities.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Commission Directive 
amending Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards the  maximum residues levels of bifenthrin and famoxadone fixed therein (SANCO/10120/2004 Rev.2, 9 pages). 
6. Description of content:  In this draft proposal for a Directive, Existing Community MRLs 
of these substances need to be changed to take account of new or changed uses of the 
substances on specific crops. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   Codex maximum residue limits for some 
commodities exist for bifenthrin. Thos e relevant were ta ken into account. G/SPS/N/EEC/243 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  European 
Commission document:  (SANCO/10120/2004 Rev.2) available in all EC languages.  When 
adopted it will be published at the Official Journal available at:  http://europa.eu.int/eur-
lex/en/oj/index.html  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   18 July 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   19 January 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty (60) days after th e date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: