G/SPS/N/EU/287  
 
11 December 2018  
(18-7804) 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 Food Safety Directorate -
General  
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): 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 practica ble: 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Commission 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 2,5 -dichlorobenzoic acid methylester, 
mandipropamid, prochloraz and profoxydim in or on certain products (Text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6372_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6372_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6372_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6372_03_e.pdf  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6372_04_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_6372_05_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The pro posed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing 
MRLs for 2,5 -dichlorobenzoic acid methylester, mandipropamid, prochloraz and 
profoxydim in certain food commodities. MRLs for these substances in certain 
commodities are changed: either increased or lo wered. Lower MRLs are set after updating 
the limits of determination and/or deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in 
the European Union or for which a human health c oncern may not be excluded. 
The residue definition for some substances has al so been updated.  
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 Maximum Residue Limits for mandipropamid 
and prochloraz. The list of Codex MRLs is available at: http://www.fao.org/fao -
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquati c 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] 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 review of the existing maximum residue levels for mandipropamid and 
prochloraz. Based on thes e opinions, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should be amended 
accordingly.  
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 -conten t/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
 Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of 
MRLs for 2,5 -dichlorobenzoic acid methylester  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/pub/5331  
 Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of 
MRLs for mandipropamid  
https://www.efsa.eur opa.eu/fr/efsajournal/pub/5284  
 Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of 
MRLs for prochloraz  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/p ub/5401  
 Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of 
MRLs for profoxydim  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/pub/5282  
(available in E nglish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : June 2019  
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) : 9 February 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Food Safety, Unit D2 -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/287  
 
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  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:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safet y, Unit D2 -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