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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/254 
27 January 2005 
 (05-0334) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Commission of the European Communities. Health & Consumer 
Protection Directorate-General  Directorate E – Food Safety:  Plant Health, Animal Health 
and Welfare, International questions 
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):  All agricultural products co ntaining Triazamate (pesti cide active substance) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Member States of the European  Communities (EC) and third countries exporting the plant 
protection products concerned to the European Communities  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   "Draft Commission 
Decision Concerning the Non-Inclusion of Tri azamate in Annex I to Council Directive 
91/414/EEC and the Withdrawal of Author isations for Plant Protection Products 
Containing that Substance" (SANCO/10385/2004 Rev.2, 4 pages, available in English, 
French and Spanish) 
6. Description of content:  Provides that triazamate is not included in the positive 
Community list and that member States have to withdraw authorizations for plant protection products containing this substance. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market 
sets up a harmonized framework for the authorization and placing on the market of plant protection products in order to protect human he alth and the environment.  Article 8(2) of 
this Directive provides a programme to be carried out over a period of 12 years for the 
gradual examination of the active substances contained in the plant protection products on 
the market.  Substances for which the outcome  of the evaluation is favourable are then 
included in Annex I of the Directive.  Tr iazamate is a substance covered by the second 
stage of this work programme.  For this subs tance the notifier has formally declared to 
withdraw its application from the review process. G/SPS/N/EEC/254 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
European Commission Document: (SANCO/10385/2004 rev 2) available in English.  
Translation in all Community languages ongoing .  The English version is the reference 
document.  When adopted, it will be published in the Official Journal which is available at:   
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index.html  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   1 March 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 March 2005 
Member States have to withdraw all existing authorizations for plant protection products 
containing triazamate six mont hs after date of adoption. 
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty (60) days after th e date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] EC enquiry point, or ad dress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] EC enquiry point, or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: