WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/394 
4 February 2011 
 (11-0581) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Commission of the European Communities. Health & Consumers 
Directorate-General Directorate E - Safety of the Food Chain 
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 to "Draft Commission Regulation of 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 benalaxyl, boscalid, buprofezin, carbofuran, 
carbosulfan, cypermethrin, fluopicolide, hexythiazox, indoxacarb, metaflumizone, 
methoxyfenozide, paraquat, prochloraz, spirodicl ofen, prothioconazole and zoxamide in or 
on certain products"  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  16 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC/11_0340_00_e.pdf
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC/11_0340_01_e.pdf
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/EEC/11_0340_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation set the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) 
for certain commodities of benalaxyl, bo scalid, buprofezin, carbofuran, carbosulfan, 
cypermethrin, fluopicolide, hexythiazox, i ndoxacarb, metaflumizone, methoxyfenozide, 
paraquat, prochloraz, spirodiclofen, prothioc onazole and zoxamide.  These MRLs are in 
line with the Codex Maximum Residue Limits (CXLs) adopted at CAC in July 2010. 
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.    G/SPS/N/EEC/394 
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  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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
Information relevant to this proposal can be found on the website of DG Health and 
Consumers at: http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/protection/pesticides/index_en.htm
 
When adopted it will be published at the Official Journal available at: 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  May 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  May 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  On the day following its publication in th e Official Journal of the European 
Union. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 April 2011.  Comments expected 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 D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(32 2) 29 68185/59922 
Fax:  +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu  G/SPS/N/EEC/394 
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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 D3 - In ternational questions (multilateral)  
Rue Froissart 101 
B 1049 Brussels 
Tel:  +(32 2) 29 68185/59922 Fax:  +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu