G/SPS/N/EU/41  
 
27 March 2013  
(13-1664)  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 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 countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Annexes to the "Draft Commission Regulation 
amending Annexes II, III and V to Regula tion (EC) No 396/2005 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bitertanol, 
chlorfenvinphos, dodine and vinclozolin in or on certain products"  Language(s):  
English  Number of pages:  6 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1305_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for bitertanol , chlorfenvinphos, dodine and vinclozolin. 
Proposed MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are either increased or 
lowered. Lower MRLs are set after updating the limit of determinations 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. 
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/41 
 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text) Codex Maximum Residue Limits for bitertanol and 
dodine for some commodities 
[ ] World Organization 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?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The European Food Safety Authority published reasoned 
opinions on the existing MRLs for bitertanol and dodine. Based on these opinions 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly. 
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/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0396:20080410:EN:PDF " 
Reasoned opinions published by the European Food Safety Authority: 
 Vinclozolin: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/166r.pdf  
 Bitertanol: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2599.pdf  
 Dodine: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/e n/efsajournal/doc/3112.pdf  
  http://www.efsa.europa.eu/e n/efsajournal/doc/3077.pdf  
 Chlorfenvinphos: "The 2010 European Union Report on Pesticide Residues in Food" 
 http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/3130.htm  
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  June 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  September 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  Twenty days after the publication in the Official Journal. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   G/SPS/N/EU/41 
 
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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) :  26 May 2013. Comments are welcomed only to 
amended MRLs (in bold in a document link ed 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 Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101 
B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 59922 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
European Commission  
DG Health and Consumers, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101 
B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 59922 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu