G/SPS/N/EU/259  
 
20 June 2018  
(18-3842) Page: 1/2 
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 (EU) amending Annex II to 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
maximum residue levels for acetamiprid in certain products (Text with EEA relevance) . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 4+5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments /2018/SPS/EEC/18_3156_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EEC/18_3156_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing 
MRLs for acetamiprid in certain food commodities to consider the new toxicological 
reference values, which were recommended by the European Food Safety Authority and 
recently endorsed in the European Union.  
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 acetamiprid.  
 The list of Codex MRLs is available at: http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres /pesticide -detail/en/  
[ ] 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?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  G/SPS/N/EU/259  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The European Food Safety Authority published a reasoned 
opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue l evels for acetamiprid 
recommending lowering the MRLs for pome fruits, peaches, head cabbage and celeries. 
Based on the opinion, 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 -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
Reasoned opinion published by the European F ood Safety Authority on the setting of MRLs 
for acetamiprid  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5262  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : January 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : February 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) : 19 August 2018  
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  
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 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