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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/304 
18 April 2007 
 (07-1592) 
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 – Food Safety: Plant Health, Animal Health 
and Welfare, International questions 
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 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008). Foodstuffs of 
animal origin (HS 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210). Pulses 
(Dried leguminous vegetables, HS 0706) and sever al edible vegetables and roots and tubers 
(HS Chapter 07). Certain edible fruit and nuts (HS Chapter 08). Tea (HS 0902). Rape seeds (HS 1205). Other Oilseeds (HS 1207) and Hops (HS 1210).  
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 certain Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for dithiocarbamates in 
and on cereals and certain products of animal and plant origin  (SANCO Doc 10234/2006 
rev 4) 
6. Description of content:  The draft directive fixes EU maximum residue levels (MRLs) for 
dithiocarbamates, including maneb, metiram , mancozeb, propineb, ziram and thiram. 
New/changed MRLs are allowed as it is indicat ed in annexes I, II and III to Sanco doc. 
10234/2006 rev 4. 
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   
These are existing substances included in Anne x I to Directive 91/414/EEC, where existing 
Community MRLs need to be changed to ta ke account of new or changed uses of the 
substances on specific crops and of new consumer intake assessment or where MRLs need to be set for the first time at Community level.  G/SPS/N/EEC/304 
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  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:  Codex maximum residue limits for some 
commodities exist for dithiocarbamates. T hose relevant were taken into account. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  European 
Commission document: (SANCO/10234/2006 rev 4).  When adopted it w ill be published in 
the Official Journal of the European Union available at:  http://europa.eu.int/eur-
lex/en/oj/index.html  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  On the twentieth day following publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Union 
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 notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: