G/SPS/N/EU/161  
 
5 April 2016  
(16-1892)  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, Directorate-General for Health and Food 
Safety 
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): HS Code(s): Cereals (1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 
1006, 1007, 1008), foodstuffs of animal origins (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 "Commission Regulation (EU) xxxx/xxxx 
amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acrinathrin, 
bifenthrin, carbetamide, cinidon-ethyl, fenpropimorph, metalaxyl and triflusulfuron in or 
on certain products  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1386_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1386_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the substances acrinathrin, bifenthrin, carbetamide, 
cinidon-ethyl, fenpropimorph, metalaxyl and triflusulfuron. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are changed: either increased or lowered. Lower MRLs are set after updating the limit of determinations and/or deleting old uses which are not authorised 
any more in the European Union or for which a human health concern may not be 
excluded. The residue definitions of the substances have also 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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) Codex Maximum Residue Limits for the following 
pesticides: acrinathrin, bifenthrin, carb etamide, cinidon-ethyl, fenpropimorph, 
metalaxyl and triflusulfuron 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/EU/161 
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2015. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for acrinathrin according to Article 12 of 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2015;13(7):4203 http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/4203.pdf  
 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2015. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for bifenthrin according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2015;13(4):4081 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/4081.pdf  
 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2015. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for carbetamide according to Article 12 
of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2015;13(7):4192 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/4192.pdf  
 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2015. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for cinidon-ethyl according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2015;13(7):4166 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/4166.pdf  
 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2015. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for fenpropimorph according to Article 
12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2015;13(3):4050 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/4050.pdf  
 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2015. Reasoned opinion on combined 
review of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the active substances metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M. EFSA Journal 2015;13(4):4076 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/4076.pdf  
 EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2015. Reasoned opinion on the review of 
the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for triflusulfuron according to Article 12 
of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2015;13(7):4190 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/fil es/scientific_output /files/main_document
s/4190.pdf  
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : August 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   G/SPS/N/EU/161 
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 June 2016. Comments are welcome only to MRLs 
that were changed (in bold in a document li nked under point 5 of this notification). 
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) 295 42 63 
Fax: (+32 2) 299 80 90 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) 295 42 63 
Fax: (+32 2) 299 80 90 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu