G/SPS/N/GBR/47  
8 December 2023  
(23-8335) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  United Kingdom  
2. Agency responsible:  The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and The 
Health and Safety Executive  
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):  Products (and associated GB commodity codes*): Papayas (0163040)  
*For reference, the f ull list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides 
Maximum Residue Level Statutory Register – see link) 
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:  A new GB MRL for mandipropamid amending the GB 
MRL Statutory Register . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  19 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/GBR/23_14139_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Mandipropamid is an approved active substance in GB. An 
application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set a new MRL for papayas. 
Following assessment, a new MRL has been introduced to set Import Tolerances.  
The Evaluation Report/Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRL  is available at the 
following link. The new MRL is available within this document, see page 4:  
https://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/mrls/new -mrls/mrln -aana-0341.pdf  
The residue levels arising in food from the notified use results in consumer exposures 
below the toxicological reference values and therefore harmful effects on human health are 
not expected. As the residue levels exceed the current  MRL in force, a new MRL is being 
adopted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] 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 Cod e, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/GBR/47  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates fro m the 
international standard:  There is no CXL for mandipropamid in/on papayas.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 September 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 27 September 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  27 September 2023  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
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:   
UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Area 3E , 17 Smith Square , London  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk  
UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Area 3E, 17 Smith Square , London  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk  
Website:  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department -for-environment -
food-rural-affairs  
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:   
UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Area 3E , 17 Smith Square , London  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk  
UK WTO S PS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Area 3E , 17 Smith Square , London  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk  
Website:  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisat ions/department -for-environment -
food-rural-affairs