. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/374 
15 April 2010 
 (10-1937) 
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 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 of the Draft Commission Regulation amending 
Annexes II and  III to Regulation (EC) No 396/20 05 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards maximum residue le vels for Aldicarb, Bromopropylate, 
Chlorfenvinphos, Endosulfan, EPTC, Ethion, Fe nthion, Fomesafen, Methabenzthiazuron, 
Methidathion, Simazine, Tetradifon and Triforine.   Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  25 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/EEC/10_1506_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation introduces changes to the MRLs of 
substances that are no longer authorized in  the European Union.  Existing MRLs 
corresponding to Codex MRLs or import tole rances are retained, when they do not cause 
any unacceptable risk to EU consumers.  In all the other cases the MRLs are adjusted to the 
lowest limit of analytical determination (LOD).  For substances where Codex MRLs do not 
exist, the MRLs are set at the LOD. 
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/374 
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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) Codex Maximum Residue Limits for some commodities exist for: 
Aldicarb, Bomopropylate, Endosulfan, Ethion, Fenthion, Methidathion and Triforine.  Those relevant and in line with  current MRLs were taken into account, if 
they do not pose any risk to EU consumers. 
[ ] 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:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 September 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 October 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 November 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  14 June 2010 
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 
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