. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/287 
20 July 2006 
 (06-3501) 
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 – Safety of the food chain.  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cereals (1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008), foodstuffs of 
animal origin (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:  
Member States of the European Communiti es (EC) and third countries exporting the 
products concerned to the EC.  
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Directive amending Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC and 
90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for phosphamidon and mevinphos.  
(SANCO/10440/2006).  
6. Description of content:  These draft annexes change some EU maximum residue levels 
(MRLs) for phosphamidon and mevinphos.  
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   
Taking into account consumption data in the EU and in view of new scientific data for these 
two substances, the EU Rapporteur Member Stat es have proposed to reduce MRLs.  New data 
revealed that for specific commodities, there is an acute risk for the consumers.  Therefore, for 
those commodities in which acute intake concer ns exist, the current MRLs of these two 
pesticides will be reduced to safe levels for the consumers.  In certain cases, the proposal lowers the MRLs to the LOD.  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There is a CXL for mevinphos on head 
cabbage.  G/SPS/N/EEC/287 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  European Union 
Document:  (SANCO/10440/2006)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  As soon as possible.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Nine months after a doption at the latest.  
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty (60) days after the date of notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: