G/SPS/N/EU/394  
 
15 July 2020  
(20-4807) Page: 1/3 
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 Consumers 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 (EU) amending Annexes 
II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards maximum residue levels for carbon tetrachloride, chlorothalonil, 
chlorpropham, dimethoate, ethoprophos,  fenamidone, methiocarb, omethoate, 
propiconazole and pymetrozine in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  5+10  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4085_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4085_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of the 
existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the substances carbon tetrachloride, 
chlorothalonil, c hlorpropham, dimethoate, ethoprophos, fenamidone, methiocarb, 
omethoate, propiconazole and pymetrozine. MRLs for these substances are lowered. 
Lower MRLs are set after updating the limits of determination and/or deleting old uses 
which are not authorised a ny more in the European Union or for which a human health 
concern may not be excluded.  
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 81 - chlorothalonil  
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=8 1 G/SPS/N/EU/394  
 
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  − Codex Maximum Residue Limits 201 - chlorpropham  
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id= 201 
− Codex Maximum Residue Limits 27 - dimethoate  
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=27  
− Codex Maximum Residue Limits 149 - ethoprophos  
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/ pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=149  
− Codex Maximum Residue Limits 264 - fenamidone  
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=264  
− Codex Maximum Residue Limits 132 - methiocarb  
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=132  
− Codex Maxim um Residue Limits 160 - propiconazole  
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=160  
[ ] World Organization for Animal 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?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international s tandard:  The current EU policy is to align EU MRLs with CXLs if three 
conditions are fulfilled: (i) that the EU sets MRLs for the commodity under consideration; 
(ii) that the current EU MRL is lower than the CXL; and (iii) that the CXL is acceptable to 
the EU with respect to aspects such as consumer protection, supporting data, and 
extrapolations.  
Where the EU considers that a proposed CXL is not acceptable, it makes a reservation to 
the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR). Reservations made by th e EU are 
listed in the relevant CCPR reports:  
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/committees/committee/related -
meetings/en/?commi ttee=CCPR   
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  
(available in English)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : January 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : February 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : August 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   G/SPS/N/EU/394  
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 September 2020  
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 D2 - Multilateral international relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B 1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
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 D2 - Multilateral international relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B 1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu