G/SPS/N/GBR/37  
19 June 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and The 
Health and Safety Executive  
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):  Products (and associated GB commodity codes*): Potatoes 
(0211000), Wheat (0500090), Swine muscl e (1011010), Swine fat (free of lean meat) 
(1011020), Swine liver (1011020), Swine kidney (1011040), Swine edible offals (other 
than liver and kidney) (1011050), Swine others (1011990), Bovine muscle (1012010), 
Bovine fat (1012020), Bovine liver (1012030),  Bovine kidney (1012040), Bovine edible 
offals (other than liver and kidney) (1012050), Bovine others (1012990), Sheep muscle 
(1013010), Sheep fat (1013020), Sheep liver (1013030), Sheep kidney (1013040), Sheep 
edible offals (other than liver and kidney) ( 1013050), Sheep others (1013990), Goat 
muscle (1014010), Goat fat (1014020), Goat liver (1014030), Goat kidney (1014040), 
Goat edible offals (other than liver and kidney) (1014050), Goat others (1014090), Equine 
muscle (1015010), Equine fat (1015020), Equi ne liver (1015030), Equine kidney 
(1015040), Equine edible offals (other than liver and kidney) (1015050), Equine others 
(1015090), Poultry tissues (1016000), Other farmed terrestrial animals muscle (1017010), 
Other farmed terrestrial animals fat (1017020) , Other farmed terrestrial animals liver 
(1017030), Other farmed terrestrial animals kidney (1017040), Other farmed terrestrial 
animals edible offals (other than liver and kidney) (1017050), Other farmed terrestrial 
animals others (1017090), Cattle milk (1 020010), Sheep milk (1020020), Goat milk 
(1020030), Horse milk (1020040), Others milk (1020990), Chicken, duck, quail and others 
– birds eggs (1030000)  
* For reference, the full list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides Maximum 
Residue Level Statutory Register – see link). 
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:  New GB MRLs for fosetyl -Al amending the GB MRL 
Statutory Register . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  20 
6. Description of content:  Potassium phosphonates and fosetyl -Al are approved active 
substances in G reat Britain. These active substances degrade in food/feed to give rise to 
residues of phosph onic acid. The MRLs established for the active substance fosetyl -Al also 
cover potassium phosphonates.  
An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set new MRLs for 
fosetyl -Al to cover residues from potassium phosphonates on wheat, pot atoes and 
products of animal origin. Following assessment, new MRLs have been introduced to 
accommodate new GB authorisations of plant protection products that contain potassium 
phosphonates.  G/SPS/N/GBR/37  
 
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  The Evaluation Report/Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRLs i s available at the 
following link. A complete list of the new or raised MRLs is available within this document  
(see page 5).  
The residue levels arising in food and feed from  the notified uses result in consumer 
exposures below the toxicological reference values and therefore harmful effects on human 
health are not expected. As the residue levels exceed the current MRLs in force, new MRLs 
are being adopted.  
7. Objective and r ationale: [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) : The codex MRLs (CXLs) adopted for Fosetyl -Al is 
available in the Codex Pesticide Residues in Food Online Database: 
https://www.f ao.org/fao -who-codexalimentarius/codex -
texts/dbs/pestres/pesticide -detail/en/?p_id=302  
[ ] World Organization for Animal 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:  There are CXLs established for fosetyl -Al for products of animal 
origin. These CXLs are also applicable to potassium phosphonates. The GB MRLs 
established to cover the new uses of potassium phosphonates are higher than the CXLs.  
There are no CXLs for pota toes or wheat.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 6 June 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 June 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months f rom date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 6 June 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:   
UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk  
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:   
UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London SW1P 3JR  
E-mail: UKSPS@defra.gov.uk