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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: Commission
Regulation (EU) 2025/115 of 21 January 2025 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 fluxapyroxad, lambda-cyhalothrin,
metalaxyl, and nicotine in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English, French and Spanish. Number of
pages: 42
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01541_00_e.pdf
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01541_00_f.pdf
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/EEC/25_01541_00_s.pdf
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Description
of content: The Regulation modifies
the maximum residue levels for fluxapyroxad in kaki/Japanese persimmons,
cultivated fungi, lambda-cyhalothrin in avocados, poultry (muscle, fat,
liver, kidney) and birds' eggs, metalaxyl in ginseng and pineapples, and
nicotine in coffee beans.
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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 metalaxyl in some commodities.
CODEX MRLs list is available at https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/pestres/pesticides/en/
[ ] 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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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/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396
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EFSA 2024.
Modification of the existing maximum residue level for fluxapyroxad in
kaki/Japanese persimmons and cultivated mushrooms. EFSA Journal, 22 (4),
e8696
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8696
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EFSA 2023.
Setting of an import tolerance for lambda-cyhalothrin in avocados. EFSA
Journal, 21 (12), e8464
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8464
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EFSA 2024.
Targeted risk assessment of maximum residue levels for lambda-cyhalothrin in
commodities from poultry and birds' eggs. EFSA Journal, 22 (6), e8816
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8816
(available in English)
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 21 January 2025
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 22 January 2025
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
11 February 2025
[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:
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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