WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/EU/21 
2 May 2012  
 (12-2310) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health & Consumers Directorate-General 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(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 plan t 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:  Annexes to draft "Commission Regulation amending 
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No. 396/20 05 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards maximum residue levels for acetamiprid, clodinafop, clomazone, diuron, 
ethalfluralin, ioxynil, iprovalicarb, ma leic hydrazide, mepanipyrim, metconazole, 
prosulfocarb and tepraloxydim in or on certain products".  Language(s):  English  Number 
of pages:  24 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/EEC/12_1507_00_e.pdf   
6. Description of content:  These notified annexes to the draft Regulation set proposed 
maximum residue levels (MRLs) for acetamiprid, clodinafop, clomazone, diuron, 
ethalfluralin, ioxynil, iprovalicarb, ma leic hydrazide, mepanipyrim, metconazole, 
prosulfocarb and tepraloxydim are set in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005. 
MRLs for these substances in certain commod ities are changed: either increased or 
lowered. Higher MRLs are set to accommodate new uses in the European Union and in third countries which export those commoditi es to the European Union. Lower MRLs are 
set after updating the limit of determinati on and/or deleting old uses which are not 
authorized anymore in the European Union or for which there is not enough data for an MRL to be set. 
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.    G/SPS/N/EU/21 
Page 2  
 
  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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 exist for acetamiprid, clodinafop, 
clomazone, diuron, ethalfluralin, ioxynil, iprovalicarb, maleic hydrazide, mepanipyrim, metconazole, prosulfocarb and tepraloxydim for some commodities. 
[ ] 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 a nd why it deviates from the international 
standard:  The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published reasoned opinions on 
the existing MRLs for acetamiprid, clodinafop,  clomazone, diuron, ethalfluralin, ioxynil, 
iprovalicarb, maleic hydrazide, mepanipyrim, metconazole, prosulfocarb and tepraloxydim. 
Based on these opinions the Regulation (EC) No . 396/2005 should ther efore be amended. 
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 pestic ides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and 
amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC". 
"http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex UriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0396:2008041
0:EN:PDF " 
Reasoned opinions published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the setting 
of new MRLs for acetamiprid, clodinafop, clomazone, diuron, ethalfluralin, ioxynil, 
iprovalicarb, maleic hydrazide, mepanipyrim, metconazole, prosulfocarb and tepraloxydim: 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2328.pdf  for Acetamiprid  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2404.pdf  for Clodinafop 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2345.pdf  for Clomazone 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2324.pdf  for Diuron 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2327.pdf  for Ethalfluralin  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/1831.pdf  for Ioxynil 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2338.pdf  for Iprovalicarb  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2421.pdf  for Maleic hydrazide  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2342.pdf  for Mepanipyrim  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2422.pdf  for Metconazole   G/SPS/N/EU/21 
 Page 3 
 
 
  http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2346.pdf  for Prosulfocarb 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2423.pdf  for Tepraloxydim 
Texts available in English 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  June 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  October 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  November 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Comments welcome only to update MRLs (in bold in 
attached annexes). 
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 Consumers, Unit G6 - Multilateral International relations 
  Rue Froissart 101 
  B 1049 Brussels 
  Tel:  +32 2 29 68185/59922   Fax:  +32 2 29 98090   Email:  sps@ec.europa.eu   
13. Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6 - Multilateral International relations 
  Rue Froissart 101   B 1049 Brussels   Tel:  +32 2 29 68185/59922   Fax:  +32 2 29 98090   Email:  sps@ec.europa.eu