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Notifying Member: European Union If applicable, name of local government involved: |
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Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General |
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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 |
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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: [X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
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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 6-benzyladenine, aminopyralid and chlorantraniliprole in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English. Number of pages: 266 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2017_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2017_01_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2017_02_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2017_03_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_2017_04_e.pdf |
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Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing MRLs for 6-benzyladenine, aminopyralid and chlorantraniliprole 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. |
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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. |
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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 aminopyralid and chlorantraniliprole, the list of Codex MRLs is available at: http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/pestres/pesticides/en/ [ ] 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? [X] Yes [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: The European Food Safety Authority published reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for chlorantraniliprole. Based on the opinion, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should be amended accordingly. The proposed regulation conforms to the relevant international standard for aminopyralid. |
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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.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396
- European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for 6-benzyladenine according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2020; 18(7): 6220
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6220
- European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for aminopyralid according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2020; 18(8): 6229
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6229
- European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for chlorantraniliprole, according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2020; 18(9): 6235
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6235 (available in English) |
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): June 2021 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): July 2021 |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Twenty days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. [ ] Trade facilitating measure |
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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 16 May 2021 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: +(32 2) 29 54263 Fax: +(32 2) 29 98090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |