. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/303 
5 April 2007 
 (07-1410) 
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 D – Food Safety:  production and distribution 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):   Cereals (CN 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008), foodstuffs of 
animal origin (CN 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0210) and certain 
products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables  
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 European Communities 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Commission Directive 
amending Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/ 362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as 
regards maximum residue levels for azinphos-methyl (SANCO/00761/2007, including 
annexes) 
6. Description of content:  Due to a general intake concern, in the annexes of this draft 
Directive, the maximum residue levels fo r azinphos-methyl are intended to be set to: 
0.3 mg/kg pecan, walnuts 
0.2 mg/kg cotton seed, cucumbers 
0.1 mg/kg cranberry, hops, tea 0.05 mg/kg other products of plant origin 
 0.01 mg/kg products of animal origin  
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   
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 azinphos-methyl.  Those relevant were taken into account. G/SPS/N/EEC/303 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  European 
Commission document (SANCO/00761/2007).  When  adopted it will be published at the 
Official Journal available at:  http://europa.eu.int/eu r-lex/en/oj/index.html   
To know more about the review process of active ingredients used in the EC, go to 
http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/protection/evaluation/index_en.htm   
The reports of the EFSA' Panel on plant protection products are available in: 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/science/ppr.html  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  As soon as possible 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Twenty days after the 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: