NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, received on 27 February 2026, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the European Union.
| Maximum residue levels for alpha-cypermethrin and cypermethrin in or on certain products |
| The content of the draft Regulation previously notified in G/SPS/N/EU/702 (12 December 2023) is partially changed. This new version of the proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for cypermethrins in certain food commodities. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are lowered. Lower MRLs are set after deleting old uses which are not authorised anymore in the European Union. Additionally, corresponding MRLs are set separately for alpha‑cypermethrin. This new version of the draft Regulation intends to set separate MRLs for the sum of cypermethrins and for alpha-cypermethrin, based on the latest EFSA Statement: EFSA Journal. 2025;23:e9386. Statement on MRLs for alpha-cypermethrin and screening of the existing EU MRLs for cypermethrin. https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/EEC/26_01183_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/EEC/26_01183_01_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/EEC/26_01183_02_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/EEC/26_01183_03_e.pdf |
| This addendum concerns a: |
| [ ] Modification of final date for comments |
| [ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation |
| [X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation |
| [ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation |
| [ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force |
| [ ] Other: |
| Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.) |
| [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 1 May 2026 |
| 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) 295 4263 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |
| 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) 295 4263 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |
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