. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/84 
2 June 2005 
 (05-2239) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
European Commission  
EC-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax:   (+32) 2 299 5725 
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Naled (pesticide active 
substance) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Decision concerning the non-inclusion of Naled in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisati ons for plant protection products containing 
that substance (4 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   Provides that Naled is not included in the positive Community list 
and that Member States have to withdraw authorisations for plant protection products 
containing this substance. This decision onl y concerns the placing on the market of this 
substance and does not affect the Commun ity or national Maxi mum Residue Levels 
(MRLs) for residues of the concerned pesticide. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market 
sets up a harmonised framework for the authorisation and placing on the market of plant 
protection products in order to protect human he alth and the environment.  Article 8(2) of 
this Directive provides a programme to be carried out over a period of 12 years for the 
gradual examination of the active substances contained in the plant protection products on 
the market.  Substances for which the outcome  of the evaluation is favourable are then 
included in Annex I of the Directive.  Naled is a substance covered by the second stage of 
this work programme.  For this substance the no tifier has formally declared to withdraw its 
application from the review process. G/TBT/N/EEC/84 
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 8. Relevant documents:   Doc. SANCO/10022/2005 rev 2 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 September 2005  – 21 September 2005 
MS have to withdraw all existing 
authorizations for plant protection products containing Naled 6 months after date of adoption. 
10. Final date for comments:    60 days from date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
European Commission 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax:  (+32) 2 299 5725 
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int