G/SPS/N/GBR/46  
26 October 2023  
(23-7224) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  United Kingdom  
2. Agency responsible:  The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and The 
Health and Safety Executive  
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):  Mangoes (0163030), Oil palms fruits (0402030) and Sugar beet 
roots (0900010)  
*For refe rence, the full list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides 
Maximum Residue Level Statutory Register – see link. 
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:  New GB MRLs for azoxystrobin amending the GB MRL 
Statutory Register . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  21 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/GBR/23_13145_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Azoxystrobin is an approved active substance in GB. An 
application was received by the Health and Safety  Executive to set new MRLs for mangoes, 
oil palms fruits and sugar beet roots. Following assessment, new MRLs have been 
introduced to set Import Tolerances.  
The Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRLs is available at the 
following link. A complete list of the new or raised MRLs is available within this document, 
see page 5: New MRLs  (hse.gov.uk).   
The residue levels arising in food and feed from the notified uses result in consumer 
exposures below the toxicological reference values and therefore harmful effects on  human 
health are not expected. As the residue levels exceed the current MRLs in force, new MRLs 
are being adopted.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex No. 229  
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/GBR/46  
 
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  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:  There is no CXL for azoxystrobin in/on oil palms fruits. The GB 
MRLs being adopted for azoxystrobin in/on mangoes and sug ar beet roots are higher than 
the CXLs. This is to accommodate an authorisation, that gives rise to higher residues in 
mangoes and sugar beet roots than permitted by the CXL and, which our assessment of 
the data provided in the import tolerance application  demonstrated to be safe for UK 
consumers.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Pesticide Detail | CODE XALIMENTARIUS FAO -WHO (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 September 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 27 September 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designa ted to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Area 3E  
17 Smith Square, London  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk  
Website:  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department -for-environment -
food-rural-affairs  
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:   
UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
WTO Policy Team  
EU and International Trade Directorate  
Departmen t for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Area 3E  
17 Smith Square, London  
E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk  
Website:  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department -for-environment -
food-rural-affairs