G/SPS/N/EU/397/Corr.1  
20 July 2020 
(20-4982) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures    
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Corrigendum* 
The following communication, received on 9 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/397. 
 
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 countries 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 amending Annexes II and 
III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, cycloxydim, diclofop, fluopyram, 
ipconaz ole and terbuthylazine in or on certain products  (Text with EEA relevance)  
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  34 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4372_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4372_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4372_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4372_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4372_04_e.pdf  
 
* In English  only. G/SPS/N/EU/397/Corr.1  
 
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  6. Description of content:  The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing 
MRLs for acequinocyl, cycloxydim, diclofop, fluopyram, ipconazole and terbuthylazine in 
certain food commodities. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are changed : 
either increased or lowered. Lower MRLs are set after updating the limits of determination 
and/or deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in the European Union or for 
which a human health concern may not be excluded.  The residue definition for some 
substances has also been updated  
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. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Maximum Residue Limits for cycloxydim and 
fluopyram . The list of Codex MRLs is available at: http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/dbs/pestres/pesticides/en/  
[ ] World Organization for Anim al Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [ X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the review 
of the existing maximum residue levels for fluopyram. EFSA identified a possi ble chronic 
risk to consumers if all available CXLs were maintained. Therefore, the CXLs which were 
higher than the derived EU MRL were disregarded. EU MRLs for oranges, lemons, limes, 
tree nuts, wine grapes, currants (red, black and white), gooseberries, rose hips, potatoes, 
spring onions, sweet peppers/bell peppers, aubergines/eggplants, basil,  beans (without 
pods), peas (without pods), beans (dry), lentils (dry), peanuts, soyabean, rice, rye, swine 
(muscle, fat tissue, liver, kidney), bovine (muscle, fa t tissue, liver, kidney), sheep 
(muscle, fat tissue, liver, kidney), goat (muscle, fat tissue, liver, kidney), equine (muscle, 
fat tissue, liver, kidney), milk (cattle, sheep, goat, horse) and birds eggs have been 
lowered and do not correspond to CXLs.  
The proposed regulation conforms to the relevant international standard for cycloxydim.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 
“Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament 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 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC”  
http://eur -lex.europ a.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396  
“European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing 
maximum residue levels for acequinocyl according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) 
No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2020; 18(1): 5983.”  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5983   
“European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing 
maximum residue levels for cycloxydim according to  Article 12 of Regulation (EC) 
No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2020; 18(1): 5962.”  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5962   G/SPS/N/EU/397/Corr.1  
 
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   “European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on the re view of the existing 
maximum residue levels for diclofop according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) 
No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2020; 18(1): 5981.”  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/p ub/5981   
“ European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing 
maximum residue levels for fluopyram according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) 
No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2020; 18(4): 6059.”  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6059   
 “European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing 
maximum residue levels for ipconazole according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) 
No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2020; 18(1): 5961.”  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5961   
 “European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing 
maximum residue levels fo r terbuthylazine according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) 
No /2005. EFSA Journal 2020; 18(1): 5980.”  
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5980   
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : September  2020. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : October 2020. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Twenty days after publication in the Official J ournal of the 
European Union.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 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   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if av ailable) 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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