G/SPS/N/EU/176  
 
13 December 2016  
(16-6772) 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 II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards maximum residue levels for dimethoate and omethoate in or  on 
certain products (Text with EEA relevance).  Language(s): English . Number of 
pages:  6 
6. Description of content: These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set propo sed 
maximum residue levels for D imethoate and omethoate in or on certain products i n 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. MRLs for these substances in certain 
commodities are changed: either increased or lowered. Higher MRLs are set to 
accommodate new uses in the European Union and in third countries which export those 
commodities to  the European Union. Lower MRLs are set after updating the limit of 
determination and/or deleting old uses which are not authorized any more in the 
European Union or for which there is not enough data for an MRL to be set.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimen tarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex standard 27 (dimethoate) and 55 
(omethoate)  
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/EU/176  
 
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  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 standar d: NB: The Codex MRLs that are currently implemented in the 
EU legislation are maintained in the current proposal.  
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 amendi ng Council Directive 91/414/EEC  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0396:20120101:EN:P
DF 
 Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Author ity on the setting of 
MRLs for D imethoate and Omethoate  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4647  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Anticipated in May 2017 . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Anticipated in May 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.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification a nd/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 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 C onsumers, 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. A ddress, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
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