WORLD TRADE  
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G/SPS/N/EU/12 
30 March 2012  
 (12-1693) 
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:  Proposed MRLs for Isoprot hiolane in the "Draft 
Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of 
the European Parliament and of the Counc il as regards maximum residue levels for 
bifenazate, captan, cyprodinil, fluopicolide, hexythiazox, isoprothiolane, metaldehyde, 
oxadixyl and phosmet in or on certain products".    Language(s):  English   Number of 
pages:  8 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_1131_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Maximum residue levels (MRLs) for Isoprothiolane are set in 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.  MRLs for Isoprothiolane in certain commodities are 
increased.  Higher MRLs are set to accommodate  uses in the European Union and in third 
countries which export those commod ities to the European Union. 
Studies investigating the nature of Isoprothiol ane under baking/boiling conditions are to be 
submitted to the European Food Safety Author ity.  Reassessment of data may lead to 
modification of the MRL. 
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.    G/SPS/N/EU/12 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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:   
"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 " 
Reasoned opinion published by the European F ood Safety Authority on the setting of a new 
MRL for Isoprothiolane in rice 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2607.pdf  
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  July 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  October 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  November 2012 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  29 June 2012.  Comments welcome only to update MRLs (in bold in 
attached annexes). 
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 68185/59922 Fax:  +(32 2) 2998090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EU/12 
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  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 international relations 
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(32 2) 29 68185/59922 
Fax:  +(32 2) 2998090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu