WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/393 
4 February 2011 
 (11-0580) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health & Consumers Directorate-General 
Directorate Directorate E - Safety of the Food Chain 
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 of amending 
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/20 05 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards maximum residue levels for abamectin, acetamiprid, cyprodinil, 
difenoconazole, dimethomorph, fenhexamid, proq uinazid, prothioconazole, pyraclostrobin, 
spirotetramat, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam and trifloxystrobin, and in or on certain products 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  28 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC/11_0339_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC/11_0339_01_e.pdf
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC/11_0339_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft regulation raises the current maximum residue levels for 
abamectin, acetamiprid, cyprodinil, difenoconazole, dimethomorph, fenhexamid, proquinazid, prothioconazole, pyraclostrobin, spirotetramat, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam and 
trifloxystrobin. 
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/EEC/393 
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  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?   
 [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:   
Further all information relevant to this propo sal can be found on the website of DG Health 
and Consumers at: http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/protection/pesticides/index_en.htm
 
When adopted it will be published at the Official Journal available at: 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  May 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  May 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  On the day following its publication in th e Official Journal of the European 
Union. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 April 2011.  Comments expected only to updated 
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 D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(32 2) 29 68185/59922 
Fax:  +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EEC/393 
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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 D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
Rue Froissart 101 
B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(32 2) 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu