NOTIFICATION
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Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Consumers 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: |
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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 clethodim, dazomet, hexythiazox, metam and sethoxydim in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English. Number of pages: 4 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6740_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6740_01_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6740_02_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6740_03_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6740_04_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_6740_05_e.pdf |
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Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing MRLs for clethodim, dazomet, hexythiazox, metam and sethoxydim 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 clethodim and Codex Maximum Residue Limits for hexythiazox. [ ] 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? If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: The European Food Safety Authority published reasoned opinions on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for clethodim and for hexythiazox. Based on these opinions, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should be amended accordingly. |
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): July 2021. Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): October 2021. |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Twenty days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. |