. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/317 
20 November 2007  
 (07-5049) 
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 Communities. Health & Consumer 
Protection Directorate-General  Directorate D –Animal Health and Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cereals (1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008), foodstuffs of animal 
origin (0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210) and ce rtain 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 Communities (E C) and third countries exporting the products 
concerned to the European Communities. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Directive amending certain Annexes to C ouncil Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 
90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels  for famoxadone, carben dazim, thiophanate 
methyl, glyphosate, spiroxamine and tepral oxydim (SANCO Doc 01782/2007 rev 2)     
6. Description of content:  This draft directive raises so me EC maximum residue levels 
(MRLs) for famoxadone, carbendazim, thioph anate methyl, glyphosate and spiroxamine 
Higher MRLs are allowed as  it is indicated below:  
Active substance Crops/Products Current MRL New MRL 
Famoxadone Flowering brassicas 0,02* 0,1 
Carbendazim Mushrooms 
Mango 0,1(*) 
0,1(*) 1 
0,5 
Thiophanate methyl Mango 0,1(*) 1 
Glyphosate Milk 
Eggs 0,01* 
0,01* 0,05* 
0,05* 
Spiroxamine Bananas 0,05* 3 
Moreover, this draft directive sets EC maximu m residue levels (MRLs) for tepraloxydim, due 
to its recent inclusion into Annex I to Council Dire ctive 91/414/EEC. 
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  For famoxadone, carbendazim, thiophanate methyl, glyphosate and 
spiroxamine EC MRLs need to be changed to take account of new or changed uses of the 
substances on specific crops.  G/SPS/N/EEC/317 
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  For tepraloxydim EC MRLs did not exist before  its inclusion into Annex I to Directive 
91/414/EEC.  In this Draft Directive EC MR Ls are therefore set for the first time. 
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 carbenda zim, famoxadone and glyphosate.  Those relevant  were taken 
into account. 
9. Relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:    
European Commission document: (SANCO/01782/2007 rev 2).  
When adopted it will be published in the Official  Journal of the European  Union available at:  
http://eur-lex.euro pa.eu/en/index.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:    February 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Twentieth day following publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union 
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty (60) days after th e 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 notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
E-mail:  sps@ec.europa.eu