G/SPS/N/EU/70  
 
4 April 2014  
(14-2097)  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 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 amitrole, dinocap, fipronil, flufenacet, 
guazatine, pendimethalin, propyzamide, and pyridate in or on certain products (Text 
with EEA relevance)"  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 7+35 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_1776_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_1776_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for amitrole, dinocap, fipronil, flufenacet, guazatine, 
pendimethalin, propyzamide, and pyridate in 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 authorised 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 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 Resi due Limits for amitrole, dinocap, 
fipronil and guazatine for some commodities 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/EU/70 
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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 amitrole, dinocap, fipronil and guazatine. Based on 
these opinions, Regulation (EC) No 396/20 05 should be amended following a risk 
analysis approach. 
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://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conte nt/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02005R0396-
20121026&rid=10  
Reasoned opinions published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of 
MRLs for amitrole, dinocap, fipronil, flufenacet, guazatine, pendimethalin, propyzamide, and pyridate: 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2763.htm : MRLs for amitrole 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2340.htm : MRLs for dinocap 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/3543.htm : MRLs for fipronil 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2689.htm : MRLs for flufenacet 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/3239.htm : MRLs for guazatine 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2683.htm : MRLs for pendimethalin 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2690.htm : MRLs for propyzamide 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/ efsajournal/pub/2687.htm : MRLs for pyridate 
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : September 2014 
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 and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2014. Comments are welcomed only to 
MRLs that were changed (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 54263 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EU/70 
 
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  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 54263 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu