G/SPS/N/EU/603  
 
30 September 2022  
(22-7363) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  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):  Pesticides  
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 Implementing Regulation renewing 
the approval of the active substance captan in accordance with Regulation (EC) 
No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and o f the Council concerning the placing of 
plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  
English . Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6653_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EEC/22_6653_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that 
the approval of the active substance captan is renewed with restriction to uses in 
greenhouses, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Member States shall 
amend/withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing captan as an 
active subs tance. The restricted renewal of approval is based on the first evaluation of the 
substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the European Union under Regulation 
(EC) No 1107/2009. The substance was formerly assessed and approved under 
Directive  91/414/EEC.  
This decision only concerns the placing on the market of this substance and plant 
protection products containing it. Separate action will likely be taken on MRLs and a 
separate notification will be made in accordance with SPS procedures.  
This dr aft Commission Implementing Regulation was also notified under the 
TBT Agreement in notice G/TBT/N/EU/928.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  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) :  G/SPS/N/EU/603  
 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market 
and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC: http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32009R1107&qid=1437730988988&from=EN  
− Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards the list of approved active substances ( OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1 –
186) 
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1442928512004&uri=CELEX:32011R0540  
− Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance 
captan  
− EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2020. Conclusion on the peer review of the 
pesticide risk assessment o f the active substance captan. EFSA Journal 
2020;18(8):6230  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1st quarter 2023.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1st quarter 2023.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 days following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification a nd/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. Comments are only welcomed on TBT 
related issues and to be addressed to the TBT Enquiry Point on notice G/TBT/N/EU/928.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National E nquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@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  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu