G/SPS/N/GBR/13  
 
8 April 2022  
(22-2856) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and The 
Health and Safety Executive  
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 (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 plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, as 
listed in the notified document  
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:  Proposed GB Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for 
chlorothalonil amending the GB MRL Statutory Register . Language(s):  English . Number 
of pages:  15 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/GBR/22_2615_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The document outlines the proposed MRLs for chlorothalonil 
following a review of the relevant MRLs in Great Britain (GB) by the Health and Safety 
Executive. The draft Reasoned Opinion, produced by the Health and Safety Executive, on 
the review of the MRLs is available at the following link:  
The review of the existing MRLs for chlorothalonil - proposed MRLs  
All MRLs are being lowered to the limit of quantification as the risks of a harmful effect on 
human health mea n that the appropriate level of human protection is not met.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : There are currently codex MRLs established for 
chlorothalonil and these are listed in the 'Codex Pesticide Residues in Food Online 
Database'.  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/GBR/13  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The risk assessment identified a genotoxic potential as well as a 
range of other issues which mean, to protect consumers and meet our appropriate level of 
protection, all MRLs are being lowered to the limit of quantification.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 September 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 September 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 June 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
UK SPS Contact Point  
Defra  
Nobel House  
London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
UK SPS Contact Point  
Defra  
Nobel House  
London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk