NOTIFICATION
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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 difenoconazole in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English. Number of pages: 18 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/EEC/26_01243_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/EEC/26_01243_01_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/EEC/26_01243_02_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/SPS/EEC/26_01243_03_e.pdf |
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Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing MRLs for difenoconazole in certain food commodities. Some MRLs for this substance are increased and some MRLs in certain commodities are lowered. Lower MRLs are set after deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in the European Union. The proposed draft Regulation also addresses import tolerances in various crops. |
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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 difenoconazole 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? [ ] Yes [X] 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 existing MRLs for difenoconazole. Based on the opinion, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should be amended following a risk analysis approach. The current EU policy is to align EU MRLs with CXLs if the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) that the European Union sets MRLs for the commodity under consideration; (ii) that the current EU MRL is lower than the CXL; and (iii) that the CXL is acceptable to the European Union with respect to its policy objective of ensuring a high level of consumer protection, including aspects on supporting data and extrapolations. Where the European Unionconsiders that a proposed CXL is not acceptable, it makes a reservation to the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR). Reservations made by the European Union, concerning some of the active substances envisaged by the draft Regulation, are listed in the relevant CCPR reports: |
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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):1 September 2026 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):1 October 2026 |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [X] 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, and apply six months thereafter. [ ] 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): 3 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) 29 54263 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 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |
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