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G/SPS/N/EU/23 
16 July 2012  
 (12-3797) 
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 & Consumers Directorate-General 
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):  Raspberries (HS Code:  081020) 
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) No 556/2012 of 
26 June 2012 amendi ng Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards maximu m residue levels for spinosad in or on 
raspberries   Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  14 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2652_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2652_00_f.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_2652_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amendment authorising placing on the market of raspberries 
containing pesticide residues of spinosad exceeding the relevant MRL from 0.3 ppm to 
0.9 ppm till 31 December 2014. 
After that date 0,3 ppm will be appli cable unless modified by a Regulation. 
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:  
[ ] 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)    
[X] None G/SPS/N/EU/23 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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) :  June 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  June 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  28 June 2012 
[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 Consumers, Unit G6 - Multilateral International relations 
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(32) 2 29 68185/59922 
Fax:  +(32) 2 2998090 Email: 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 G6 - Multilateral International relations 
Rue Froissart 101 
B 1049 Brussels Tel:  +(32) 2 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +(32) 2 2998090 Email: sps@ec.europa.eu