G/SPS/N/EU/116
14 November 2014
(14-6673)  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 Regulation amending Annexes II, 
III and V to Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels  for 1-methylcyclopropene, flonicamid, 
flutriafol, indolylacetic acid, indolylbutyric acid, pethoxamid, pirimicarb, prothioconazole 
and teflubenzuron in or on certain products."   Language(s): English   Number of 
pages: 5+79 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_5100_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/EEC/14_5100_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for 1-meth ylcyclopropene, flonicamid, flutriafol, 
indolylacetic acid, indolylbutyric acid, pethoxamid, pirimicarb, prothioconazole and teflubenzuron. 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 authorized any more in the European Union or for which a human health concern may not be excluded.  
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.   G/SPS/N/EU/116 
 
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  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 Li mits for the following 
pesticides: 1-methylcyclopropene, flonicamid, flutriafol, indolylacetic acid, 
indolylbutyric acid, pethoxamid, pirimicarb, prothioconazole and teflubenzuron. 
[ ] 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 
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:  
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs)  for 1-methylcyclopropene according to 
Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2014; 12(7):3746, 23 pp. 
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for flonicamid according to Article 12 of 
Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2014; 12(6):3740, 4- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for flutriafol according to Article 12 of Regulation 
(EC) No. 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2014; 12(5):3787, 64 pp. 
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for indolylacetic acid according to 
Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2014; 12(7):3747, 8 pp. 
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for indolylbutyric acid according to 
Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2014; 12(7):3748, 8 pp. 
- Commission Decision 2008/941/EC of 8 December 2008 concerning the non-inclusion 
of certain active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these 
substances. OJ L 335, 13.12.2008, p. 91-93. 
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pethoxamid according to Article 12 
of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2014; 12(7):3749, 32 pp. 
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pirimicarb according to Article 12 of 
Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2014; 12(5):3688, 107 pp. 
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for prothioconazole according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2014; 12(5):3689, 72 pp. 
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for teflubenzuron according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2014; 12(4):3664, 39 pp.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : March 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : April 2015  G/SPS/N/EU/116 
 
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  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) : 13 January 2015. 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) 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 Consumers, 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