G/SPS/N/GBR/31  
13 April 2023  
(23-2653) 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):  The products and associated GB commodity codes covered by this 
measure:  
1011020 Swine: Fat  
1011030 Swine: Liver  
1011040 Swine: Kidney  
1011050 Swine: Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)  
1012020 Bovine: Fat  
1012030 Bovine: Liver  
1012040 Bovine: Kidney  
1012050 Bovine: Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)  
1013010 Sheep: Muscle  
1013020 She ep: Fat  
1013030 Sheep: Liver  
1013040 Sheep: Kidney  
1013050 Sheep: Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)  
1014020 Goat: Fat  
1014030 Goat: Liver  
1014040 Goat: Kidney  
1014050 Goat: Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)  
1015020 Equine: Fat  
1015030 Equine: Liver  
1015040 Equine: Kidney  
1015050 Equine: Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)  
1017020 Other farmed terrestrial animals: Fat  
1017030 Other farmed terrestrial animals: Liver  
1017040 Other farmed terrestrial animals: Kidney  
1017050 Other farmed terrestrial animals: Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)  
1020020 Sheep – milk 
For reference, the full list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides 
Maximum Residue Level Statutory Register which is available here: 
FoodAndFeedProductsToWhichMRLsApply.pdf (pesticides.gov.uk)  
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 or raised  GB MRLs for triclopyr amending the 
GB MRL Statutory Register . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  21 G/SPS/N/GBR/31  
 
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  6. Description of content:  Triclopyr is an approved active substance in Great Britain. 
An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set new MRLs for 
various products of animal origin.  
The residue levels arising in feed from the notified use results in residues in products of 
animal origin that give rise to consumer exposures below the toxicological reference values 
and therefore harmful effects on human health are not expected.  
The Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion supporting the new and raised MRLs is available 
at the following link:  
The evaluation of new MRLs for triclopyr in various products of animal origin . 
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:  
[ ] 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, whene ver 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) : 14 March 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 March 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: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 June 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
avail able) 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, 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