G/SPS/N/EU/133  
 
29 June 2015  
(15-3338)  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 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 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 fo r chlorpyrifos in or on certain products" 
(Text with EEA relevance)  Language(s): English  Number of pages:   
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2512_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/EEC/15_2512_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: These notified annex to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for chlorpyrifos in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) 
No 396/2005. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are lowered. Lower 
MRLs are set after lowering the toxicological reference values for this substance. 
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 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 Limits for pesticide 
chlorpyrifos in some commodities. 
CODEX MRLs LIST is available at 
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/p estres/data/index.html?lang=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 G/SPS/N/EU/133 
 
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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 Au thority published a reasoned 
opinion on the existing MRLs for chlorpyrifos. Based on this opinion, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should 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 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://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUr iServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0396:20080410
:EN:PDF  
Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of 
MRLs for chlorpyrifos http://www.efsa.europa.eu/e n/efsajournal/doc/4142.pdf : MRLs for chlorpyrifos 
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 November 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Three months from expected date of 
vote 
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) : 28 August 2015 
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) 29 54263 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
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) 29 54263 
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu