G/SPS/N/GBR/34  
11 May 2023  
(23-3306) 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*): Blueberries 
(0154010), Ginseng (0633020)  
*For re ference, the full 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:  New GB MRLs for benzovindiflupyr amending the GB 
MRL Statutory Register . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  20 
6. Description of content:  Benzovindiflupyr is an approved active substance in 
Great  Britain. An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set new 
MRLs for blueberries and ginseng. Following assessment, new MRLs have been introduced 
to set Import Tolerances.  
The Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRLs is availa ble at the 
following link. A complete list of the new MRLs is available within this document, see 
page 5: New MRLs (hse.gov.uk) . 
The residue levels arising in f ood from the notified uses result 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 MRLs in force, new MRLs are being 
adopted.  
7. Objecti ve 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 stand ard: 
[ ] 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) :  G/SPS/N/GBR/34  
 
- 2 - 
 
  [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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 April 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 April 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[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, [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  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fa x 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