G/SPS/N/EU/78  
 
27 May 2014  
(14-3130)  Page: 1/2  
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 Consumers Directorate-
General 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Certain selected commodities of plant and animal origin 
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: "Commission Regulation (EU) No 491/2014 of 5 May 
2014 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for ametoctradin, 
azoxystrobin, cycloxydim, cyfluthrin, dino tefuran, fenbuconazole, fenvalerate, 
fludioxonil, fluopyram, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, glufosinate-ammonium, imidacloprid, indoxacarb, MCPA, methoxyfenozide, penthiopyrad, spinetoram and trifloxystrobin in or 
on certain products" (Text with EEA relevance)  Language(s): English, French and 
Spanish  Number of pages: 91 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_2461_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_2461_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_2461_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The regulation implements CXLs adopted by the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission on 5 July 2013, except where the European Union has provided a scientific justification to maintain a higher level of protection than provided by an international standard. 
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 st andard? 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 for ametoctradin, 
azoxystrobin, cycloxydim, cyfluthrin, dino tefuran, fenbuconazole, fenvalerate, 
fludioxonil, fluopyram, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, glufosinate-ammonium, 
imidacloprid, indoxacarb, MCPA, methoxyfenozide 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/EU/78 
 
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues reports available on: 
http://www.codexalimentarius.org/download/report/799/REP13_PRe.pdf  
 Joint FAO/WHO food standards programme Codex Alimentarius Commission. 
Appendices II and III. Thirty-Sixth Session. Rome, Italy, 1-5 July 2013. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 November 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 May 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 5 June 2014 (It shall, however, apply from 19 August 2014, as 
regards the MRLs for fenvalerate and fludioxonil in mangoes with code number 0163030). 
[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 hand le 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 Consumers, Unit G6-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 
13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6-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