G/SPS/N/EU/42  
 
9 April 2013  
(13-1794) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 i tem 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 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 2,4 -D, beflubutamid, c yclanilide, 
diniconazole, fipronil, florasulam, metolachlor, and milbemectin in or on certain 
products"   Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  8 
http://members.wto.org/c rnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_1440_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for 2,4 -D, beflubutamid, cyclanilide, diniconazole, 
fipronil, florasulam, metolachlor, and m ilbemectin. MRLs for these substances in certain 
commodities are changed: either increased or lowered. Lower MRLs are set after 
updating the limit of determination and/or deleting old uses which are not authorized 
any more in the European Union or for whic h 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 the re 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 2,4 -D and 
fipronil for some commodities  
[ ] World Organ ization 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/EU/42  
 
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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:  The European Food Safety Authority published reasoned 
opinions on the existing MRLs for 2,4 -D and fipronil. Based on these opinions the 
Regulati on (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore 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 Parl iament 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.eur opa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0396:20120101:EN:PDF " 
Reasoned opinions published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of 
MRLs for 2,4 -D, beflubutamid, cyclanilide, diniconazole, fipronil, florasulam, metolachlor, 
and milb emectin.  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2431.htm :  MRLs for 2,4 -D 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajo urnal/pub/2585.htm :  MRLs for beflubutamid  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2568.htm :  MRLs for cyclanilide  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2590.htm :  MRLs for diniconazole  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2688.htm :  MRLs for fipronil  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2626.htm :  MRLs for florasulam  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2586.htm :  MRLs for  metolachlor  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2629.htm :  MRLs for milbemectin  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  June 2013  
Proposed date of p ublication (dd/mm/yy) :  September 2013  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  Twenty days after the publication in the Official Journal.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for com ments:  [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  8 June 2013.  Comments are welcomed only to 
amended MRLs (in bold in a document linked under point 5 of this notification).  
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 Consumers, Unit G6 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 59922  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Texts available from:  [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail addre ss (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 59922  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec .europa.eu