. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/305 
18 April 2007 
 (07-1594) 
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):   Apples, apricots, beans (without pods),  blackberries, Brussels sprouts, fennel, 
garlic, globe artichokes, leek, peaches, pumpkin seed, raspberries, shallots, small fruits and 
berries, spring onions (HS 0703, 070420, 07082 0, 0709, 080810, 080910, 080930, 081020 
to 40, 1201, 1206, 1207)  
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 Counc il Directive 90/642/EEC as regards maximum 
residue levels for azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil,  hexachlorobenzene, ioxynil and quinoxyfen. 
(SANCO Doc 00093/2007 rev 3) G/SPS/N/EEC/305 
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  6. Description of content:  This draft directive raises some EU maximum residue levels 
(MRLs) for azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil, hexachlorobenzene, ioxynil and quinoxyfen. With the exception of the underlined products, greater (less stringent) MRLs are allowed as indicated below:  
Active substance Crops/Products Current MRL New MRL 
Quinoxifen Other small fruits and berries 
Apples 
Apricots 
Peaches Globe artichokes 1 
0,02* 
0,02* 
0,02* 0,02* 2 
0,05 
0,05 
0,05 
0,3 
Ioxynil Garlic 
Shallots Spring onions Leek 0,05* 
0,05* 0,05* 0,05* 0,2 
0,2 
3 3 
HCB Pumpkin seed 0.02* 0.05 
Chlorothalonil Brussels Sprout 
Beans (without pods) Raspberries
 
Blackberries  0,5 
0,05 
10 10 3 
2 
0,01 0,01  
Azoxystrobin Fennel 0,01* 5 
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. 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 chlorothalonil. Th ose relevant were taken into account. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  European 
Commission document: ( (SANCO/00093/2007 rev 3 ). When adopted it will 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:  Twentieth day following publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union 
12. Final date for comments:  This is a trade facilitation measure so comments period does not 
apply 
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: