G/SPS/N/GBR/52  
29 January 2024  
(24-0642) 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):  Products (and associated GB commodity codes*): CXLs are being 
adopted for the following active substances for a range of commodities: acetamiprid, 
bixafen, clofentezine, clothianidin, cyprodinil, fenhexamid, fenpicoxamid, fenpyroximate, 
flutianil, isoprothiolane, mandipropamid, methoxyfenozide, pendimethalin, 
prothioconazole, pyrasulfotole, pyrazifl umid, quinoxyfen, spinetoram, spiropidion, 
thiamethoxam and trinexapac -ethyl.  
For a full breakdown, please see the notified document.  
* For reference, the full list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides Maximum 
Residue Level Statu tory Register – see link). 
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 GB MRLs  following on from CCPR 53 (2022) 
amending the GB MRL Statutory Register . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  53 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS /GBR/24_00783_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The CXLs for the following active substances have been adopted 
for a range of commodities, having been assessed as meeting the UK's appropriate level of 
protection:  acetamiprid, bixafen, clofentezine, clothianidin, cyprodinil, fenhexamid, 
fenpicoxamid, fenpyroximate, flutianil, isoprothiolane, mandipropamid, methoxyfenozide, 
pendimethalin, prothioconazole, pyrasulfotole, pyraziflumid, quinoxyfen, spinetoram, 
spiropidio n, thiamethoxam and trinexapac -ethyl.  
The Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRLs is available at the 
following link. A complete list of the new or raised MRLs is available on pages 143 -151: 
Codex MRLs: GB Codex MRLs list (hse.gov.uk)  
The residue levels arising in food and feed from the notified uses result in consumer 
exposures below the toxicological reference values and therefore harmful effects on human 
health are not expected. As the residue levels exceed the current MRLs in force,  new MRLs 
have been adopted.  
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.   G/SPS/N/GBR/52  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant internati onal standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Acetamiprid (246), bixafen (262), clofentezine  (156), 
clothianidin (238), cyprodinil (207), fenhexamid (215), fenpicoxamid (305), 
fenpyroximate (193), flutianil (319), isoprothiolane (299), mandipropamid (231), 
methoxyfenozide (209), pendimethalin (292), prothioconazole (232), pyrasulfotole 
(321), pyr aziflumid (322), quinoxyfen (222), spinetoram (233), spiropidion (323), 
thiamethoxam (245) and trinexapac -ethyl (271)  
[ ] 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?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The GB MRLs bei ng adopted for the following active substances, 
in the relevant commodities, are equivalent to the CXLs endorsed as new international 
food standards by the 45th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission: acetamiprid, 
bixafen, clofentezine, clothianidin,  cyprodinil, fenhexamid, fenpicoxamid, fenpyroximate, 
flutianil, isoprothiolane, mandipropamid, methoxyfenozide, pendimethalin, 
prothioconazole, pyrasulfotole, pyraziflumid, quinoxyfen, spinetoram, spiropidion, 
thiamethoxam and trinexapac -ethyl.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of  publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:   
UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directo rate 
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham St.  
London SW1P 4DF  
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 WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Department for Env ironment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham St.  
London SW1P 4DF  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk