G/SPS/N/EU/166/Add.2  
 
18 May 2018  
(18-2947) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 16 May 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union . 
 
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Scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties for plant protection 
products  
On 15 June 2016 a draft legal act setting criteria to identify endocrine disruptors under the plant 
protection products regulation was issued by the European C ommission (Commission). This 
proposal was notified in G/SPS/N/EU/166 on 20 June 2016.  
In December 2016, this draft legal act was split into two parts without any change in content: one 
text containing the criteria for identifying endocrine disruptors, and the other containing a 
proposed amendment to the derogation possibility based on negligible exposure.  
Information regarding developments in the legislative process was provided by the EU in 
G/SPS/GEN/1594 on 20 December 2017.  
The text containing the criter ia for identifying endocrine disrupting properties for plant protection 
products was adopted as Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 of 19 April 2018 amending Annex 
II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 by setting out scientific criteria for the determination of 
endocrine disrupting properties (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 101, 20 April 2018, p. 33].  
On 2 May 2018 a Corrigendum – referring to the date of application – was published to 
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 of 19 April 2018 amending Annex II to R egulation (EC) 
No 1107/2009 by setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting 
properties [OJ L 111, 2.5.2018, p. 10 –10]. 
This Regulation shall apply from 10 November 2018.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_2484_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SP S/EEC/18_2484_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_2484_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_2484_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_2484_ 01_f.pdf  
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  This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date o f entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least  60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally 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 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 Saf ety, 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 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   
 
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