NOTIFICATION
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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 Code(s): 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008), foodstuffs of animal origin (HS Code(s): 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 Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 2,4-D, azoxystrobin, cyhalofop-butyl, cymoxanil, fenhexamid, flazasulfuron, florasulam, fluroxypyr, iprovalicarb and silthiofam in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English. Number of pages: 6 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7884_04_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7884_03_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7884_02_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7884_01_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7884_00_e.pdf |
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Description of content: Following the evaluation of confirmatory data, the proposed draft Regulation amends the existing MRLs for 2,4-D, azoxystrobin, cyhalofop-butyl, cymoxanil, fenhexamid, flazasulfuron, florasulam, iprovalicarb and silthiofam in certain food commodities and keeps the existing MRLs for fluroxypyr. |
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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 2,4-D, azoxystrobin and fenhexamid. [ ] 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 evaluation of confirmatory data following the review of the existing maximum residue levels for 2,4-D, azoxystrobin and fenhexamid. 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: 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"; Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the evaluation of confirmatory data following the review of MRLs for 2,4-D. Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the evaluation of confirmatory data following the review of MRLs for azoxystrobin. Conclusion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of cyhalofop-butyl. Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the evaluation of confirmatory data following the review of MRLs for cymoxanil. Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the evaluation of confirmatory data following the review of MRLs for fenhexamid. Conclusion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of flazasulfuron. Conclusion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of florasulam. Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the evaluation of confirmatory data following the review of MRLs for fluroxypyr. Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the evaluation of confirmatory data following the review of MRLs for iprovalicarb. Conclusion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of silthiofam. |
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): July 2022 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): September 2022 |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 18 February 2022 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 |
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Text(s) 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 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 |