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G/SPS/N/EU/22 
4 May 2012  
 (12-2369) 
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, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210) and certain products of pl ant origin, including fruit and vegetable. 
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:  Draft "Commission Regulation amending Annex I to 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
additions and modification of the examples of re lated varieties or other products to which 
the same MRL applies".  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  21 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_1580_00_e.pdf   
6. Description of content:  It is necessary to include in Annex I to Regulation (EC) 
No. 396/2005 new fruits, vegetables and cereal s which have become available on the 
market in the EU Member States.  
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.    
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 
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  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 European Parliament  and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on 
maximum residue levels of pesticides in and on food and feed of plant and animal origin 
and amending Council Directive 91/414 /EEC" (OJ L 70, 16 March 2005). 
"http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ. do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0 396:20080410:EN:PDF"  
 Text available in English 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  October 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) :  On the 20th day following its publication in the 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) :    
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 29 98090   Email:  sps@ec.europa.eu   
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 29 98090 
  Email:  sps@ec.europa.eu