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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): Oat (0500050), wheat (0500090), swine fat (1011020), swine liver (1011030), swine kidney (1011040), swine edible offals other than liver and kidney (1011050), bovine fat (1012020), bovine liver (1012030), bovine kidney (1012040), bovine edible offals other than liver and kidney (1012050), sheep fat (1013020), sheep liver (1013030), sheep kidney (1013040), sheep edible offals other than liver and kidney (1013050), goat fat (1014020), goat liver (1014030), goat kidney (1014040), goat edible offals other than liver and kidney (1014050), equine fat (1015020), equine liver (1015030), equine kidney (1015040), equine edible offals other than liver and kidney (1015050), other farmed terrestrial animals fat (1017020), other farmed terrestrial animals liver (1017030), other farmed terrestrial animals kidney (1017040), other farmed terrestrial animals edible offals other than liver and kidney (1017050), honey and other apiculture products (1040000).^†

^† It is noted that, at this time, no MRLs are applicable to other apiculture products until individual products have been identified and listed within this group.

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 clopyralid amending the GB MRL Statutory Register. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 19

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/GBR/25_08802_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: Clopyralid is an approved active substance in Great Britain. An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive requesting new Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for wheat, oat, products of animal origin and honey. Following assessment new MRLs have been introduced to set import tolerances for the commodities listed in Section 3.

The Evaluation Report/Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRLs is available at the following link: The evaluation of new MRLs for clopyralid in or on various commodities.pdf

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:

[ ]        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: There are no CXLs for clopyralid.

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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): 31 October 2025

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 31 October 2025

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 31 October 2025

[X]     Trade facilitating measure

12.

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

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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