G/SPS/N/EU/288  
 
11 December 2018  
(18-7805) Page: 1/3 
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 Annexes II and III to 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
maximum residue levels for bispyribac, denatonium benzoate, fenoxycarb, 
flurochloridone, quizalofop -P-ethyl, quizalofop -P-tefuryl, propaquizafop, tebufenozide in 
or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages: 34 
https://members.wto.org/cr nattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6373_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6373_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6373_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6373_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6373_04_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing 
MRLs for bispyribac, denatonium benzoate, fenoxycarb, flurochloridone, quizalofop -P-
ethyl, quizalofop -P-tefuryl, propaquizafop, tebufenozide in certain food commodities. 
MRLs for the se substances 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 concer n may not be excluded. The residue definition for some substances has also 
been updated.  
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.  G/SPS/N/EU/288  
 
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  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 Limits for tebufenozide. 
The list of Codex MRLs is available at: http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticides/en/  
[ ] World Orga nization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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:  
 Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament 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/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
 Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for bispyribac 
according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 
2017;16(1):5142  
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5142  
 Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for 
denathonium be nzoate according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA 
Journal 2018;16(3):5232  
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5 232 
 Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for 
fenoxycarb according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 
2018;16(1):5155  
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5155  
 Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for 
flurochloridone according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 
2018;16(1 ):5144  
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5144  
 Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for 
quiza lofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop -P-tefuryl and propaquizafop according to Article 12 of 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2017;15(12):5050  
https://efsa.onli nelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.5050  
 Setting of import tolerance for quizalofop -P-ethyl in genetically modified maize. EFSA 
Journal 2018;16(4)5250  
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5250  
 Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for 
tebufenozide according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 
2018;16(2):5190  
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5190  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : July 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : September 2019  
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.  
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 February 2019  
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) 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