G/SPS/N/EU/678  
13 September 2023  
(23-3724) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  THE 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 Annex II to 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
maximum residue levels for 2,4 -DB, iodosulfuron -methyl, mesotrione and pyraflufen -ethyl 
(Text with EEA relevance) . Languag e(s):  English . Number of pages:  19 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12345_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12345_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12345_02_e.pdf  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12345_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_12345_04_e.pd f 
6. Description of content:  The proposed draft Regulation concerns the update of existing 
MRLs for 2,4 -DB, iodosulfuron -methyl, mesotrione and pyraflufen -ethyl in certain food 
products following the evaluation and/or t he lack of confirmatory data.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Maximum Residue Limits for mesotrione in 
some commodities. CODEX MRLs LIST is available at https://www.fao.org/fao -
who-codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticides/en/ . 
[ ] World Organization for An imal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/EU/678  
 
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  [X] 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:  https://eur -
lex.europa.e u/legal -content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
− Lack of confirmatory data following Article 12 MRL reviews for 2,4 ‐DB, 
iodosulfuron ‐methyl, 
mesotrione,  methoxyfenozide  and pyraflufen ‐ethyl:  https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efs
ajournal/pub/8013  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : March 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : March 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its 
publication in the Official Journal  of the European Union, and apply six months thereafter.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 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  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
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  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu