G/SPS/N/EU/ 218 
 
15 June 2017  
(17-3208) 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 ite m 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, 020 3, 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 coun tries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Commission Regulation (EU) replacing Annex I to 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council" (Text with 
EEA relevance).  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 4+32  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2730_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2730_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2730_02_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/EEC/17_2730_03_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The act replaces Annex I of Regulation 396/2005, which is the 
list of the products to which the MRLs appl y. Annex I was last amended in 2014 and 
several amendments are necessary to improve its overall clarity. The general scope and 
structure of Annex I remain unchanged. Main amendments introduced are:  
 names and definitions of some groups of products are clari fied; 
 the wording of the footnote (1) has been reviewed in order to increase clarity, but 
the scope and application are unchanged;  
 the expired footnotes are deleted;  
 the spelling and the position of some products are corrected;  
 the column "part of the prod ucts to which the MRLs apply" is better defined for 
some groups of products;  
 around 25 new species or varieties available on the market have been introduced in 
Part B of Annex I.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant pr otection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/EU/218  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial numbe r 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  
Does this proposed regulati on conform to the relevant international 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:   
10. Proposed d ate of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : September 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : January 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of th e 
European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 August 2017  
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 International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295 4263  
Fax: +(32 2) 299 8090  
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) 295  4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 9 8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu