G/SPS/N/EU/173  
 
16 November 2016  
(16-6300) 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 III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards maximum residue levels for tricyclazole in or on certain products 
(Text with EEA relevance)" . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_4739_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of conten t: These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels for tricyclazole in or on certain products in Annexe V to 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. In view of the non -approval of the active substance 
tricyclazole in the E uropean Union, the MRLs for this substance are lowered to the limit 
of determination.  
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.  Terrestri al or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  G/SPS/N/EU/173  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever pos sible, 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 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 animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC"  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Le xUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0396:20120101:EN:PDF  
Conclusion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the peer review of the 
risk assessment of th e active substance tricyclazole  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/4032.pdf  
''Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1826 of 14 October 2016 concerning 
the non -approval of the active substance tricyclazole, in accordance with Regulation 
(EC) No 1107/2009 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council concerning the 
placing of plant protection products on the market''  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX: 32016R1826&rid=1  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : June 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 of the 
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) : 15 January 2017  
Agency or authority designat ed 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 Consumers, Unit D2 - Multilateral international relations  
Rue Fr oissart 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 bo dy:  
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