G/SPS/N/EU/170  
 
7 September 2016  
(16-4764) 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; 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 practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or count ries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Annexes to "Draft Commission Regulation amending 
Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fenpyroximate, triadimenol  and 
triadimefon in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance)" . Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_3735_0 0_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels for fenpyroximate, triadimenol and triadimefon in or on certain 
products in Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. MRLs for th ese 
substances in certain commodities are changed: either increased or lowered. Higher 
MRLs are set to accommodate new uses in the European Union and in third countries 
which export those commodities to the European Union. Lower MRLs are set after 
updating  the limit of determination and/or deleting old uses which are not authorized 
any more in the European Union or for which there is not enough data for an MRL to be 
set. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Code x 
standard or related text) : Maximum Residue L imits (MRLs) for 
Fenpyroximate  - 193, Triadimenol - 168, Triadimefon - 133 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   G/SPS/N/EU/170  
 
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  [ ] International Pl ant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The Europ ean Food Safety Authority published reasoned 
opinions on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for fenpyroximate and 
triadimenol. Based on these opinions the Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore 
be amended following a risk analysis appr oach.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 "Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parl iament and of the Council of 
23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of 
plant and ani mal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC"  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0396:20120101:EN:P
DF 
 Reasoned opinions published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting 
of MRLs for fenpyroximate and triadimenol  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/4382.pdf : MRLs for fenpyro ximate  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/4377.pdf : MRLs for triadimenol  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : February 2017  
Proposed date of publi cation (dd/mm/yy) : February 2017  
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.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 November 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:  
European Commission  
DG Health and Consumers, 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 Consumers, 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