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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/302 
3 January 2007 
 (07-0010) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Commission of the European Co mmunities. Health & Consumer 
Protection Directorate-General  Directorate E – Safety of the Food Chain 
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):   Certain products of plant origin, in cluding fruit and vegetables: citrus fruit 
(HS 0805), tree nuts (HS 0801, 0802), pome fruit (0808), stone fruit (0809), berries (0810), 
other fruit (0803, 0804), vegetables (c hapter 07), oil seed (chapter 12).  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Member States of the European Communiti es (EC) and third countries exporting the 
products concerned to the EC. 
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Directive amending the Annexe to Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards maximum 
residue levels for diazinon (Doc. Sanco /03631/2006). 
6. Description of content:  These draft annexes change some EU maximum residue levels 
(MRLs) for diazinon. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
Taking into account consumption data in the EU and in view of new scientific data for this 
substance, the EU Rapporteur Member State has proposed to reduce the MRL's.  New data 
revealed that for specific commodities, there is a chronic risk for the consumers.  Therefore, 
for those commodities in which chronic intake concerns exist, the current MRLs of this pesticide will be reduced to safe levels for the consumers.  In certain cases, the proposal 
lowers the MRLs to the LOD.  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There is a CXL for diazinon, those relevant 
have been taken into account. G/SPS/N/EEC/302 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  European Union 
Document:  (SANCO/03631/2006).  When a dopted it will be published at the Official Journal 
available at:  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOYear.do?year=2006  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  As soon as possible. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Nine months after a doption at the latest.  
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty (60) days after the date of notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: