G/SPS/N/GBR/41  
15 August 2023  
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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*):  
Currants (0154030), Blueberries (0154010), Cran berries (0154020), 
Gooseberries  (0154040), Elderberries (0154080), Bananas (0163020), 
Linseeds  (0401010), Sesame seed (0401040), Borage seeds (0401120), Gold of pleasure 
seeds (0401130), Hemp seeds (0401140), Rapeseeds (0401060), Mustard seeds 
(0401080), S ugar beet roots (0900010), Swine: Liver (1011030), Swine: Kidney 
(1011040), Swine: Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) (1011050), Bovine: Liver 
(1012030), Bovine: Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) (1013050), Sheep: Liver 
(1013030), Sheep:  Kidney (1012040), Sheep: Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) 
(1013050). Goat: Liver (1014030), Goat: Kidney (1014040), Goat: Edible offals (other 
than liver and kidney) (1014050), Equine: Liver (1015030), Equine: Kidney (1015040), 
Equine: Edible o ffals (other than liver and kidney (1016050), Poultry: Liver (1016030), 
Poultry: Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) (1016050), Other farmed animals: 
Liver (1017030), Other farmed animals: Kidney (1017040), Other farmed animals: Edible 
offals (othe r than liver and kidney) (1017050), Milk: Cattle (1020010), Milk: Sheep 
(1020020), Milk: Goat (1020030), Milk: Horse (1020040), Milk: Others (1020990).  
*For reference, the full list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides 
Maximum Re sidue Level Statutory 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 for fludioxonil amending the GB MRL 
Statutory Register . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  20 
6. Description of content:  Description of content:  
Fludioxonil is an approved active substance in GB. An application was received by the 
Health and Safety Execu tive to set new MRLs for the products listed in section 3. Following 
assessment, new MRLs have been introduced to accommodate new authorisations of plant 
protection products to set Import Tolerances.  
The Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion supporting the n ew MRLs is available at the 
following link. A complete list of the new or raised MRLs is available within this document, 
see page 7:  G/SPS/N/GBR/41  
 
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  The evaluation of new MRLs for fludioxonil in or on various commodities (hse.gov.uk)  
The residue levels arising in food and feed from the not ified 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 are being 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.   
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 No. 211  
[ ] 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 stand ard: The CXLs available for the commodities assessed are outlined 
on page 12 of the UK Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion. The GB MRLs being adopted 
for fludioxonil are equivalent to or higher than the CXLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in  which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 18 July 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 July 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 
Author ity, [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  
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