G/SPS/N/EU/615  
 
21 February 2023  
(23-1225) Page: 1/3 
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 Food Safety Directorate -General  
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  
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:  Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1324 of 28 July 2022 
amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for benzovindifl upyr, boscalid, 
fenazaquin, fluazifop -P, flupyradifurone, fluxapyroxad, fosetyl -Al, isofetamid, 
metaflumizone, pyraclostrobin, spirotetramat, thiabendazole and tolclofos -methyl in or on 
certain products (Text with EEA relevance) . Language(s):  English, Fren ch and Spanish . 
Number of pages:  41 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1212_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1212_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1212_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation is a measure transposing Codex MRLs (CXLs), 
for which the European Union has not reserved its position in the 52nd Codex Committee 
for Pes ticides Residues (CCPR), into EU legislation.  
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 r elevant international standard? 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 pesticides 
benzovindiflupyr (261), boscalid (221), fenazaquin (297), fluazifop -P (283), 
flupyradifurone (285), fluxapyroxad (256), fosetyl -Al (302), isofetamid (290), 
metaflumizone (236), pyraclostrobin (210), spirotetramat (234), thiabendazole 
(65) and tolclofos -methyl (191) in some commodities.  
CODEX MR Ls LIST is available at https://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticides/it/ . 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE ) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/EU/615  
 
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  [ ] 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:   
− Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of 
plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu /legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
− Scientific support for preparing an EU position for the 52nd Session of the Codex 
Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR). EFSA Journal 2021;19(8):6766.  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6766  
− Report of the 52nd session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues REP21/PR  
https://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalime ntarius/sh -
proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fc
odex%252FMeetings%252FCX -718-
52%252FREPORT%252FFINAL%2BREPORT%252FREP21_PR52e.pdf  
− Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme Codex Alimentarius Commission. 
Appendix  III. Forty -fourth Session. Virtual, 8 –15, 17–18 November and 14 December 
2021 
https://www.fao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/ sh-
proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fc
odex%252FMeetings%252FCX -701-
44%252FFINAL%252520REPORT%252FRep21_CACe.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 July 2022  
Proposed date of publicatio n (dd/mm/yy) : 29 July 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 18 August 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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 Food Safety, Unit A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EU/615  
 
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  13. Text(s) 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 Food Safety, Unit A4 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 29 54263  
Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu