. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/310 
3 July 2007  
 (07-2837) 
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 Co mmunities. Health & Consumer 
Protection Directorate-General  Directorate E – Food Safety: Plant Health, Animal Health 
and Welfare, International questions 
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):  Certain products of plant origin, in cluding fruit and vegetables (,081020, 
081030, 081040, 083000, 080450, 080720, 070390, 070420, 070511, 070519, 070690, 070940, 071300, 090411) 
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 pages of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Directive amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards 
maximum residue levels for acetamiprid, indoxacarb, pendimethalin, pymethrozine, 
pyrachlostrobin, thiachloprid and trifloxystrobin (SANCO Doc 00950/2007 rev 2) 
6. Description of content:  This draft directive raises some EU maximum residue levels 
(MRLs) for acetamiprid, indoxacarb, pendimethalin, pymethrozine, pyrachlostrobin, 
thiachloprid and trifloxystrobin.  Greater MRLs are allowed as it is indicated below: 
Active substance Crops/Products Current MRL New MRL 
Acetamiprid Scarole 
Parsley 0.01* 
0.01* 5 
5 
Indoxacarb Bananas 
Lamb's lettuce Radishes 0.02* 
0.02* 0.02* 0.2 
1 
0.2 
Pendimethalin Celery 
Celeriac Pulses 0.05* 
0.05* 0.05* 0.1 
0.1 0.2 
Pymetrozine Currants 
Goosberries 0,1 
0.02* 0.5 
0.5 
Pyrachlostrobin Lamb's lettuce 
Rasperries 
Blackberries 
Other small fruits and berries Blackcurrants 2 
0.02* 
0.02* 
0.02* 
 
0.02* 10 
1 
1 
0.5 
 
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  Thiachloprid Papaya 
Mustard seed 0.02* 
0.02* 0.5 
0.2 
Trifloxystrobyn Leek 
Pepper Mango Cabbage 
Brussels Sprout 
Cauliflower Broccoli 0.02* 
0.02* 0.02* 0.02* 
0.02* 
0.02* 0.02* 0.2 
0.3 0.5 0.2 
0.2 
0.05 0.05 
     
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  These are new and existing substances where existing Community 
MRLs need to be changed to take account of new or changed uses of the substances on 
specific crops.  
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:   Codex maximum residue limits 
for some commodities exist for indoxacarb, py rachlostrobin and trifloxystrobin. Those 
relevant were taken into account. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  European 
Commission document: ((SANCO/00950/2007 rev 2) . When adopted it will be published 
in the Official Journal of the European Union available at:  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOYear.do?year=2007 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Twentieth day following publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union. 
12. Final date for comments:  This is a trade facilitation measure so comment period does not 
apply. 
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:     
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu