G/SPS/N/GBR/29  
3 March 2023  
(23-1492) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
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*): Avocados 
(0163010)  
* For reference, the full lis t of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides Maximum 
Residue Level statutory register which is made available here:  
FoodAndFeedProductsToWhic hMRLsApply.pdf (pesticides.gov.uk) . 
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:  New GB MRL  for lambda cyhalothrin amending the GB 
MRL Statutory Register . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  21 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/GBR/23_1 457_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Lambda cyhalothrin is an approved active substance in 
Great Britain. An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set a new 
MRL for avocados. Following assessment, a new (raised) MRL has been  introduced to set 
import tolerances.  
The Evaluation Report and Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRL is available at the 
following link. Details on the MRL can be found within this document, see page 4.  
The evaluation of a new MRL for lambda -cyhalothrin in or on avocados  
The residue levels arising in food from the notified use results in consumer exposures 
below the toxicolog ical 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 Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/GBR/29  
 
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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 standard:  There is no CXL for lambda cyhalothrin in or on avocados.  
9. Other relevant documents  and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 February 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 February 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 10 February 2023  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
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, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk