G/SPS/N/EU/151  
 
14 December 2015  
(15-6593)  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; IC S 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 "Commission Regulation (EU) amending 
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards maximum residue levels for carfentrazone-ethyl, ethofumesate, 
etoxazole, fenamidone, fluoxastrobin and flurtamone in or on certain products" (Text 
with EEA relevance)  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 19 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_4924_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_4924_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the substances carfentrazone-ethyl, ethofumesate, 
etoxazole, fenamidone, fluoxastrobin and flurtamone. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are changed: 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. The residue definitions of the substances have 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.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) Codex Maximum Residue Limits for the following 
pesticides: carfentrazone-ethyl, ethofumesate, etoxazole, fenamidone, 
fluoxastrobin and flurtamone 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/EU/151 
 
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  [ ] 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:  
 European Food Safety Authority, 2013. Reasoned opinion on the review of the 
existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for carfentrazone-ethyl according to 
Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2012;10(11):2956 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/2956.pdf  
 European Food Safety Authority, 2012. Reasoned opinion on the review of the 
existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for ethofumesate according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2012;10(11):2959 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/2959.pdf  
 European Food Safety Authority, 2012. Reasoned opinion on the review of the 
existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for etoxazole according to Article 12 of 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2012;10(10):2931 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/2931.pdf  
 European Food Safety Authority, 2012. Reasoned opinion on the review of the 
existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for fenamidone according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2012;10(11):2960 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/2960.pdf  
 European Food Safety Authority, 2012. Reasoned opinion on the review of the 
existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for fluoxastrobin according to Article 12 of 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2012;10(12):3012 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/3012.pdf  
 European Food Safety Authority, 2012. Reasoned opinion on the review of the 
existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for flurtamone according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2012;10(12):3009 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/3009.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : February 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : May 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   G/SPS/N/EU/151 
 
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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) : 12 February 2016. Comments are welcomed only 
t o  M R L s  t h a t  w e r e  c h a n g e d  ( i n  b o l d  i n  a  d o c u m e n t  l i n k e d  u n d e r  p o i n t  5  o f  t h i s  
notification). 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 G6-Multilateral International Relations 
Rue Froissart 101, B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +(32 2) 295 42 63 Fax: +(32 2) 299 80 90 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu 
13. Text(s) 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 Food Safety, Unit G6-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101, B-1049 Brussels 
Tel: +(32 2) 295 42 63 
Fax: +(32 2) 299 80 90 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu