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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:Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1324 of 28 July 2022 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 benzovindiflupyr, boscalid, fenazaquin, fluazifop-P, flupyradifurone, fluxapyroxad, fosetyl-Al, isofetamid, metaflumizone, pyraclostrobin, spirotetramat, thiabendazole and tolclofos-methyl in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance).Language(s):English, French and Spanish.Number of pages:41 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1212_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1212_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1212_00_s.pdf |
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Description of content:This Regulation is a measure transposing Codex MRLs (CXLs), for which the European Union has not reserved its position in the 52nd Codex Committee for Pesticides Residues (CCPR), into EU legislation. |
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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 pesticides benzovindiflupyr (261), boscalid (221), fenazaquin (297), fluazifop-P (283), flupyradifurone (285), fluxapyroxad (256), fosetyl-Al (302), isofetamid (290), metaflumizone (236), pyraclostrobin (210), spirotetramat (234), thiabendazole (65) and tolclofos-methyl (191) in 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? [X] Yes [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: |
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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;
- Scientific support for preparing an EU position for the 52nd Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR). EFSA Journal 2021;19(8):6766.
- Report of the 52ndsession of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues REP21/PR;
- Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme Codex Alimentarius Commission. Appendix III. Forty-fourth Session. Virtual, 8–15, 17–18 November and 14 December 2021.
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy):28 July 2022 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):29 July 2022 |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy):18 August 2022 [X] Trade facilitating measure |
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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):Not applicable 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 A4-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 A4-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 |