G/SPS/N/EU/532  
 
15 December 2021  
(21-9367) 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 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 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 methoxyfenozide, propoxur, spinosad and thiram in or 
on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  
5 + annexes  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7824_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7824_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7824_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7824_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7824_04_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7824_05_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing 
MRLs for methoxyfenozide, propoxur, spinosad and thiram in certain food commodities. 
MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are changed. Lower MRLs are set after 
updating t he limits of determination and/or deleting old uses which are not authorised any 
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 methoxyfenozide and 
spinosad. The list of Codex MRLs is available at: http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticides/en . 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/EU/532  
 
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  [ ] 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 European Food Safety Authority published reasoned 
opinions on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for methoxyfenozide and 
spinosad. Based on these opinions, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should be amended 
accordingly.  
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 am ending Council Directive 91/414/EEC  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
− Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority  on the setting of 
MRLs for methoxyfenozide  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6330  
− Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of 
MRLs for pr opoxur  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6374  
− Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of 
MRLs for spinosad  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6404  
− Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of 
MRLs for thiram  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6391  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : July 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : September 2022  
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.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 2022  
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: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EU/532  
 
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  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: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu