G/SPS/N/EU/142/Add.1  
 
22 April 2016  
(16-2272)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 21 April 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union. 
 
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 Maximum residue levels for captan, propiconazole and spiroxamine in or on certain products  
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/142 (9 July 2015) is now adopted as Commission Regulation 
(EU) 2016/452 of 29 March 2016 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 captan, propiconazole and spiroxamine in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 79, 
30 March 2016, pp. 10-27]. 
Draft MRLS for boscalid, clothianidin, thiametoxam, folpet and tolclofos-methyl were notified in 
G/SPS/N/EU/142 and have been published in Comm ission Regulation (EU) 2016/156 of 18 January 
2016. 
The European Union received a comment from one of its trading partners with regard to captan 
and therefore this substance was voted at a late r stage and the MRL for captan was published in 
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/452 that is hereby notified. 
Draft MRLS for propiconazole and spiroxamine were  originally notified in G/SPS/N/EU/136/Add.1 
(25 September 2015) and have been published in Regulation 2016/452 that is hereby notified. 
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/452 applies from 19 October 2016.  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1613_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1613_00_f.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1613_00_s.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/EU/142/Add.1 
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [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) 295 4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (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) 295 4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
 
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