G/SPS/N/EU/231  
 
3 January 2018  
(18-0001) 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 (EU) amending Annexes 
II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council as 
regards maximum residue levels for lambda -cyhalothrin in or on certain products" (Text 
with EEA relevance) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 4+7 
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_5661_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_5661_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_5661_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft Regulation sets proposed maximum residue levels 
(MRLs ) for the substance lambda -cyhalothrin. MRLs for this substance in certain 
commodities are changed: either increased or lowered. Lower MRLs are set after updating 
the limits of determination and/or deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in 
the European Union or for which a human health concern may not be excluded. 
The residue definition of the substance has also been updated.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/pl ant 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 Codex 
standard or related text) :  
Codex Maximum Residue Lim its 146 - Cyhalothrin (includes  lambda -cyhalothrin)  
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pes tres/pesticide -
detail/en/?p_id=146  
The list of all Codex MRLs is available at: http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticid es/en/  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/EU/231  
 
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  [ ] International Plant 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 European Food Safety Authority published a reasoned 
opinion on the review of the existing maximum residu e levels for lambda -cyhalothrin . 
Based on this opinion the Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended 
following a risk analysis approach.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : February 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : June 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 March 2018 . Comments are welcomed only to 
MRLs that were changed (in bold in a document linked under point 5 of this notification) . 
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 Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral Internationa l 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