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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/107
13 December 2000
(00-5403)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, General Directorate for Health and Consumer
Protection
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).   Cereals, certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  EC
member States and countries exporting to the European Communities
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Commission Directive
amending the Annexes to Council Directives  86/362/EEC, 86/363/ EEC and 90/642/EEC on
the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal
origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively
(11 pages).
5. Description of content:   This draft Directive fixes maximum residue limits (MRLs) and
provisional maximum residue limits (PMRLs) for  the new active substances azimsulfuron and
prohexadione calcium on certain agricultural products.
6. 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   
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  European
Commission Document SANC O/2008/2000 Rev.4 (Available in all EC languages)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Beginning of March 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  By 1 July 2001 at the latest to be applied by all EC
member States.
11. Final date for comments:  20 February 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] EC enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           G/SPS/N/EEC/107
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12. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] EC enquiry point or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
The opinion of the SCP regarding the inclusion of Azimsulfuron in annex 1 to Directive
91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market
(SCP/AZIM/002-Final) (4 February 1999) is available at
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scp/out33_en.html .
The final review (12/07/99) in view of the incl usion of azimsulfuron in Annex I of Directive
91/414/EEC can be downloaded fromhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/ph_ps/pro/eva/newactive/list2-04_en.pdf
The review report (16 June 2000) in view of the inclusion of prohexadione-calcium in
Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC. ( 7475/VI/99-rev. 8)  can be found at
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/ph_ps/pro/eva/newactive/list1-01_en.pdf