G/SPS/N/GBR/42  
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*): Spring 
onions/green onions and Welsh onions (022 0040)  
* For reference, the full list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides 
Maximum Residue 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 MRL for oxathiapiprolin amending the GB MRL 
Statutory Register . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  20 
6. Description of content:  Oxathiapiprolin is an approved active substance in GB. An 
application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set a new MRL for spring 
onion. This was to accommodate a new authorisation of a plant protection product in GB. 
The new use requires the current MRL to be a mended from 0.01* mg/kg to 0.15 mg/kg. 
The CXL of 2 mg/kg, adopted by Codex in 2017, was also considered within the risk 
assessment. Following assessment, the CXL of 2 mg/kg is being adopted as a GB MRL. 
This MRL will accommodate the new GB authorisation a nd facilitate international trade.  
The Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRL is available at the 
following link. The new MRL being adopted is outlined on page 5.  
Evaluation of a new MRL for oxathiapiprolin in or on spring onions  
The residue levels arising in food from the use associated with the CXL results in consumer 
exposures below the toxicological reference values and  therefore harmful effects on 
human health are not expected. The CXL can be adopted as a GB MRL.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territ ory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/GBR/42  
 
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  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) :  
 (FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper, 229, 2016.)  
[ ] 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 MRL being adopted for oxathiapiprolin / spring onions 
is the CXL.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 June 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 June 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publi cation , 
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 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