WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/EEC/82
7 April 2000
(00-1425)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and
Consumer Protection
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Cereals, certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Commission Directive
amending the Annexes to Council Directives  86/362/EEC, 90/642/ EEC on the fixing of
maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, and certain products of plant
origin, including fruit and vegetables respec tively.  Doc. SANCO/3395/99 rev.2 (9 pages)
5. Description of content:  This draft Directive fixes maximum residue limits (MRLs) and
provisional maximum residue limits (PMRLs) for the new active substance azoxystrobin on
certain agricultural products.  This proposed draft Directive modifies MRLs of Commission
Directive 99/71/EC in which EC MRLs for azoxystrobin were fixed for the first time.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests   
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Doc.
SANCO/3395/99 rev.2 in all official languages of the European Communities
9. Proposed date of adoption:  26 May 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 February 2001 at the latest to be applied by all
member States of the European Union
11. Final date for comments:  15 May 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] EC enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] EC enquiry point or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           