Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - United Kingdom - Pesticides - Residues - Fludioxonil

NOTIFICATION

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Notifying Member: UNITED KINGDOM

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and The Health and Safety Executive

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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): Products (and associated GB commodity codes*): Tree nuts (0120000) [excluding pistachios (0120100) and 'others – tree nuts' (0120990)]; Mangoes (0163030); Papayas (0163040)

* For reference, the full list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides Maximum Residue Level Statutory Register – see _link).

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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: New GB MRLs for fludioxonil amending the GB MRL Statutory Register. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 19

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/GBR/24_06092_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set new MRLs for mangoes, papayas, and tree nuts (excluding pistachios). Following assessment, new MRLs have been introduced to set Import Tolerances.

The Evaluation Report/Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRLs is available at the following link. A complete list of the new MRLs is available within this document, see page 8: The evaluation of new MRLs for fludioxonil in or on mango, papaya and tree nuts (hse.gov.uk).

The residue levels arising in food from the notified uses result in consumer exposures below the toxicological reference values and therefore harmful effects on human health are not expected. As the residue levels exceed the current MRLs in force, new MRLs are being adopted.

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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 standard derived from JMPR active substance number 211

[ ]        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:  

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 30 August 2024

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 30 August 2024

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 30 August 2024

[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:

UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seacole Building

2 Marsham St

London SW1P 4DF

E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

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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:

UK WTO SPS National Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seacole Building

2 Marsham St

London SW1P 4DF

E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs