G/SPS/N/EU/715  
1 February 2024  
(24-0801) 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):  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 napropamide, pyridaben and tebufenpyrad in or o n certain 
products (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  32 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_00942_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_00942_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_00942_02_e.pdf  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/EEC/24_00942_03_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review and update 
of existing MRLs for napropamide, pyridaben and tebufenpyrad in certain foo d products 
following the evaluation and/or the 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 f rom 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) :  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/EU/715  
 
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  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  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
− European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on evaluation of confirmatory data 
following the Article 12 MRL review for napropam ide; EFSA Journal, 2023;21(7):8125.  
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8125  
− European Food Safety Authority: Reasoned Opinion on the evaluation of confirmatory 
data following Article 12 MRL review and modification of the existing MRLs in pome 
fruits for pyridaben; EFSA Journal 2023; 21(4):7970  
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7970  
− European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on evaluation of confirmatory data 
following the Article 12 MRL review for tebufenpyrad; EFSA Journal 2023;21(2):7774  
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.ef sa.2023.7774  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 August 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 September 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 twentieth day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, and apply six months thereafter.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for com ments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2024  
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