G/SPS/N/EU/264  
 
19 July 2018  
(18-4556) 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 practic able: 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Annexes to "Commission Regulation (EU) amending 
Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards maximum residue levels for buprofezin, diflubenzuron, 
ethoxysulfuron, ioxynil, molinate, picoxystrobin and tepraloxydim in or on certain 
products" (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 52 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_3829_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/c rnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_3829_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_3829_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_3829_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_3829_04_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft Regulation set proposed maximum residue levels 
(MRLs) for the substances buprofezin, diflubenzuron, ethoxysulfuron, ioxynil, molinate, 
picoxyst robin and tepraloxydim. MRLs for these 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 concern may not be excluded. The residue definition of 
the substance ioxynil 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/264  
 
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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 Max imum Residue Limits 173 - Buprofezin 
http://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -
detail/en/?p_id=173  
Codex  Maximum Residue Limits 130 – Diflubenzuron http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=13 0 
Codex Maximum Residue Limits 258 – Picoxystrobin http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/? p_id=258  
The list of all Codex MRLs is available at: http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticides/en/  
[ ] 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 st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The European Food Safety Authority published conclusions on 
the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for the active substances bu profezin1, 
diflubenzuron23 and picoxystrobin4. Based on these opinions the Regulation (EC) 
No 396/2005 should therefore be amended following a risk analysis approach.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : September 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : January 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 Jou rnal 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) : 17 September 2018  
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  G/SPS/N/EU/264  
 
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  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