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G/SPS/N/EEC/407 
12 July 2011  
 (11-3437) 
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, 
Safety of the Food Chain Directorate E 
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 levels fo r several substances (internal reference: 
SANCO 10691/2011).  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  Part 1- 37 p.; 
Part 2- 37 p.  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC/11_2231_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC/11_2231_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation introduces changes to the MRLs of the 
following substances that are no longer author ized in the European  Union:  Acephate, 
Alachlor, Aldrin and Dieldrin, Anilazine , Azocyclotin and Cyhexatin, Benfuracarb, 
Butylate, Captafol, Carbaryl, Carbofuran, Car bosulfan, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorthal-Dimethyl, 
Chlorthiamid, DDT, Diazinon, Dichlobenil,  Dicofol, Dimethipin, Diniconazole, 
Diphenylamine, Disulfoton, Endrin, Ethoxyquin,  Fenarimol, Fenitrothion, Fenpropathrin, 
Flufenzin, Furathiocarb, Heptachlor, Hexaconazole, Lactofen, Lindane, Mepronil, 
Methamidophos, Methoprene, Monocrotophos, Monuron, Oxycarboxin, Oxydemeton-Methyl, Parathion-Methyl, Phorate, Pho salone, Phoxim, Procymidone, Profenofos, 
Propachlor, Propisochlor, Pyrasu lfutole, Quinclorac, Quintozene,  Tolylfluanid, Trichlorfon, 
Tricyclazole, Tridemorph, Trifluralin.  Ex isting MRLs corresponding to Codex MRLs or 
import tolerances are retained, when they do not cause any unacceptable risk to EU 
consumers.  In all other cases the MRLs are ad justed to the lowest limit of analytical 
determination (LOD).  For substances where Code x MRLs do not exist, the MRLs are set at 
the LOD. G/SPS/N/EEC/407 
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  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:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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:  Codex maximum residue limits for some commodities exist for:  
Acephate, Alachlor, Aldrin and Dieldrin , Azocyclotin and Cyhexatin, Carbaryl, 
Carbofuran, DDT, Diazinon, Dicofol, Dimethip in, Diphenylamine, Disulfoton, Fenarimol, 
Fenitrothion, Fenpropathrin, Heptachlor,  Methamidophos, Methoprene, Oxydemeton-
Methyl, Parathion-Methyl, Phorate, Phosalone, Profenofos, Quintozene, Tolylfluanid.  Those relevant were taken into account, if th ey do not pose any risk to EU consumers. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  31 January 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 February 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 August 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  10 September 2011.  Comments only to updated MRLs 
(in bold in attached annexes). 
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 Mu ltilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/62847 Fax:  +(322) 29 98090 
E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu   G/SPS/N/EEC/407 
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  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 Mu ltilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(322) 29 68185/62847 
Fax:  +(322) 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu