Normativa UE
Abr. 4, 2012UE: límites máximos de residuo propuestos para isoprotiolano modifica los anexos II y III en lo que respecta a los límites máximos de residuos de bifenazato, captan y otros en determinados productos
World Trade
Organization |
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G/SPS/N/EU/12
30 March 2012 |
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(12‑1693) | |
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | Original: English |
NOTIFICATION
1. | Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION
If applicable, name of local government involved: |
2. | Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Consumers Directorate-General |
3. | 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 |
4. | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
5. | Title of the notified document: Proposed MRLs for Isoprothiolane in the “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 bifenazate, captan, cyprodinil, fluopicolide, hexythiazox, isoprothiolane, metaldehyde, oxadixyl and phosmet in or on certain products”. Language(s): English Number of pages: 8
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/EEC/12_1131_00_e.pdf |
6. | Description of content: Maximum residue levels (MRLs) for Isoprothiolane are set in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. MRLs for Isoprothiolane in certain commodities are increased. Higher MRLs are set to accommodate uses in the European Union and in third countries which export those commodities to the European Union.
Studies investigating the nature of Isoprothiolane under baking/boiling conditions are to be submitted to the European Food Safety Authority. Reassessment of data may lead to modification of the MRL. |
7. | 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. |
8. | 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: |
9. | 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”. “http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2005R0396:20080410:EN:PDF“ Reasoned opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority on the setting of a new MRL for Isoprothiolane in rice http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2607.pdf (available in English) |
10. | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): July 2012
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): October 2012 |
11. | Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): November 2012
[X] Trade facilitating measure |
12. | Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or(dd/mm/yy): 29 June 2012. Comments welcome only to update MRLs (in bold in attached annexes).
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 Consumers, Unit G6 – Multilateral international relations Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 68185/59922 Fax: +(32 2) 2998090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |
13. | Texts 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 Consumers, Unit G6 – Multilateral international relations Rue Froissart 101 B 1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 29 68185/59922 Fax: +(32 2) 2998090 E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu |