G/SPS/N/EU/53  
 
10 September 2013  
(13-4737)  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; 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 "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 foramsulfuron, azimsulfuron, 
iodosulfuron, oxasulfuron, mesosulfuron, flazasulfuron, imazosulfuron and propamocarb 
in or on certain products"  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_3531_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for foramsulfuron, azimsulfuron, iodosulfuron, 
oxasulfuron, mesosulfuron, flazasulfuron, imazosulfuron and propamocarb in Annex II to 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are changed: either increased or lowered. Lower MRLs are set after updating the limit of determination and/or deleting old uses which are not authorized anymore 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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) Codex Maximum Residue Limi ts for propamocarb 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)    G/SPS/N/EU/53 
 
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  [ ] 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 foramsulfuron, azimsulfuron, iodosulfuron, 
oxasulfuron, mesosulfuron, flazasulfuron, imazosulfuron and propamocarb. Based on 
these opinions the Regulation (EC) No  396/2005 should therefore be amended. 
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://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUr iServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0396:2012010
1:EN:PDF " 
 
Reasoned opinions published by the European Food Safety Authority: 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2962.htm : MRLs for foramsulfuron 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2941.htm : MRLs for azimsulfuron 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2974.htm : MRLs for iodosulfuron 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2942.htm : MRLs for oxasulfuron 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2976.htm : MRLs for mesosulfuron 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2958.htm : MRLs for flazasulfuron 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/3010.htm : MRLs for imazosulfuron 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/3214.htm : MRLs for propamocarb 
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : November 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : February 2014 
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   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 November 2013. Comments are welcomed only 
to amended MRLs (in bold in a document linked under point 5 of this 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 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 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