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G/SPS/N/EU/31 
3 August 2012 
 (12-4306) 
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 numbe r(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 plan t 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 (EU) 
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 phosmet in or on certain 
products"  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  8 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_3071_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Proposed maximum residue levels (MRLs) for Phosmet in certain 
commodities are set to accommodate  uses 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] 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/31 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a 
reasoned opinion on the MRLs.  Based on th is opinion the Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 
should therefore be amended. 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
"Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the Eur opean 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/LexUriServ/LexUriServ. do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0 396:20080410:EN:PDF " 
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientific reports are available online:  
European Food Safety Authority; Modifica tion of the existing MRLs for phosmet in 
various crops. EFSA Journa l 2012;10(2):2582. [27 pp.] 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2582.pdf  
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  End December 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  January 2013 
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) :  2 October 2012 
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 interna tional relations 
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels Tel:  +(32) 2 29 68185/59922 
Fax: +(32) 2 2998090 
E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu 
13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6  Multilateral interna tional relations 
Rue Froissart 101 
B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(32) 2 29 68185/59922 Fax: +(32) 2 2998090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu