G/SPS/N/EU/398/Corr.1  
20 July 2020 
(20-4989) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures    
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Corrigendum* 
The following communication, received on 14 July 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Secretariat . 
 
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This notification cancels  and replace  the original  contained in document G/SPS/N/ EU/398. 
 
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Consumers Directorate -General  
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 (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 plant origin, including fruit and vegetables.  
4. Regions or cou ntries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annex III 
to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
maximum residue levels for chlordecone  in or on certain products  (Text with EEA 
relevance)  Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4374_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4374_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of  the 
existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the substance chlordecone. MRLs for this 
substance are lowered. Lower MRLs are  set to reflect the current monitoring data on the 
occurrence of chlordecone in the EU due to the use of this persistent compound in the 
past. 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from an imal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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:  
"Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parl iament and of the Council of 
23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant 
and animal origin and amendi ng Council Directive 91/414/EEC " 
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
“Statement on the dietary exposure assessment for the temporary maximum residue 
levels for chlordecone in certain products of animal origin  (EFSA, 2020)” 
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6052  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : January 2021 . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : February 2021 . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : August 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 September 2020  
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 Food Safety, Unit D2 - Multilateral international relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B 1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu   G/SPS/N/EU/398/Corr.1  
 
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  13. Text(s) 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 Food Safety, Unit D2 - Multilateral international relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B 1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 295 4263  
Fax: +(322) 299 8090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu   
 
 
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