G/SPS/N/EU/302  
 
30 January 2019  
(19-0496) 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 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 practica ble: 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex III to 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
maximum residue levels for chlorate in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 15 
6. Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation concerns the setting of MRLs for 
chlorate in or on certain food commodities. The do cument is at the stage of the feedback 
mechanism of the EU decision -making process. WTO Members are invited to provide 
comments already during this process, until 18 February 2019, via the following link:  
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better -regulation/initiatives/ares -2019-334046_en . 
Following the completion of the feedback process, the proposed draft Regulation will 
continue its way through the EU decision -making process and, in due course, will be 
notified again to WTO Members for comments according to the usual WTO/SPS 
procedures.  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/EU/302  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internationa l standard?  
[ ] 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:  
 "Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and o f the Council of 
23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of 
plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC"  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
 "Scientific opinion on the risks for public health related to the presence of chlorate in 
food". EFSA Journal 2015;13(6):4135  
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4135  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Twenty days after publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 February 2019 . Comments welcome until 
18 February 2019 within the EU feedback mechanism via the link indicated in point 6. 
Another period for comments will be provided to WT O Members at a later stage following 
the regular notification once the feedback process has been completed.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail a ddress 
(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  
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