G/SPS/N/QAT/46  
 
16 January 2014  
(14-0235)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: QATAR 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Environment 
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): Maximum limits of pesticide residues in agricultural and 
food products (ICS Code: 65.100) 
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: Maximum Limits of Pesticide Residues In Agricultural 
and Food Products  Language(s): Arabic and English  Number of pages: 661 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/QAT/13_4735_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation applies to maximum limits for 
the pesticide residues in or on foods and agricultural commodities or animal feeds stated 
in the draft regulation. 
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)  
 Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Progra mme. Codex maximum residue levels 
of pesticides in food and feed. 
 Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. Guidelines on portion of 
commodities to which Codex maximum residue limits apply and which is 
analysed. 
 Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. Codex classification of foods and 
animal feeds. 
[ ] 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?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/QAT/46 
 
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  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: 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 293/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Ma ximum Residue Levels of Pesticides in or 
on Food and Feed of Plant and Animal Origin (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 60 days from date of circulation. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from date of adoption. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] 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 March 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: