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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NLD/26*
14 May 1998
(98-1934)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE NETHERLANDS
   If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Pesticide residues in food and drinks
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Amendment to the Regulation on
pesticide residues
5. Description of content:
The aim of the present regulation is to amend the regulation on pesticide residues
as a result of:
(a) the extension, restriction and withdrawal of existing national registrations for
various pesticides;
(b) the granting of new registrations for pesticides;(c) the honouring of requests to establish maximum residue limits for products to be
imported into the NL (import tolerance);
(d) the increase in the number of pesticides for which, as a result of the availability of
data on residue limits can now be established;
(e) a number of corrections/additions and adjustments in amended methods of analysis
for the determination of maximum residue limits.
The pesticides covered by the amendment are:  abametine, bioresmethrin,
cyhexatin, pirimicarb, resmethrin, teflubenzuron, acifluorfen, acrinathrin, azoxystrobine,bromuconazol, diniconazol, esfenvaler at, fenbuconazol, fluoroglycofenethyl,
kresoximethyl, propazin, pyriproxifen, sulcotrion, tebufenpyrad, triflusulfuronmathyl,
etridiazol, fenpiclonil, imidacloprid, methiocarb, tebuconazol, trimethylsulfonium.
                                                     
*This document replaces and cancels G/SPS/N/EEC/60 issued on 14 May 1998 in English only.G/SPS/N/NLD/26
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6. Objective and rationale:   The aim of the Regulation on pesticide residues is to establish
maximum residue limits in food and drinks in the interest of public health and goodagricultural practice.  This amendment constitutes an adjustment to maximum residue
limits for the reasons referred to under point 5.
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Pesticides Act,
Residue Decree
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 1998
10. Proposed date of entry into force:   June 1998
11. Final date for comments:  24 June 1998
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:   National Enquiry Point
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body: