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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 V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for carbetamide, carboxin and triflumuron in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance).Language(s):English.Number of pages:4+26 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1318_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1318_01_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1318_02_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/EEC/23_1318_03_e.pdf |
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Description of content:The proposed draft Regulation concerns the update of existing MRLs for carbetamide, carboxin and triflumuron in certain food commodities. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are changed. Lower MRLs are set after deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in the European Union as the approval of the use of the active substance has expired. |
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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: [ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text): [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number): [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number): [X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [ ] 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;
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/170 of 30 January 2017 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bifenthrin, carbetamide, cinidon-ethyl, fenpropimorph and triflusulfuron in or on certain product;
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/90 of 18 January 2019 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bromuconazole, carboxin, fenbutatin oxide, fenpyrazamine and pyridaben in or on certain products;
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1516 of 10 October 2018 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 penoxsulam, triflumizole and triflumuron in or on certain products;
- Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for carbetamide according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005;
- Review of the existing maximum residue levels for carboxin according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005;
- Review of the existing maximum residue levels for triflumuron according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy):11 September 2023 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):11 October 2023 |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy):1 May 2024 [ ] 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):24 April 2023 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 SANTE - Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety Directorate D, Unit A4 Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 Tel: +(322) 29 54263/60933/80895 Fax: +(322) 29 98566 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 SANTE - Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety Directorate D, Unit A4 Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 Tel: +(322) 29 54263/60933/80895 Fax: +(322) 29 98566 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |