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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/26
12January 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0105)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: European Commission -Directorate General forAgriculture and
Rural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Fruit,
vegetables, pulses, oilseed, potatoes, tea,hops, foodstuffs ofanimal origin (meat and
meatproducts, milkandmilkproducts andeggsandeggproducts) andcereals
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document:
(a) Proposal foraCouncil Directive amending Annex IItoCouncil Directive
76/895/EEC relating tothefixing ofmaximum levels forpesticide residues inandon
fruitandvegetables andAnnex IItoCouncil Directive 90/642/EEC relating tothe
fixing ofmaximum levels forpesticide residues inandoncertain products ofplant
origin, including fruitandvegetables, andproviding fortheestablishment ofalistof
maximum levels.
(b) Proposal foraCouncil Directive amending Annexes toCouncil
Directives 86/362/EEC and86/363/EEC onthefixing ofmaximum levels forpesticide
residues inandoncereals andfoodstuffs ofanimal origin respectively.
5. Description ofcontent: Provides fortheestablishment ofharmonized maximum
pesticide residue levels (MRLs) (inandontheproducts listed above) fortriforine,
phorate, propyzamide, disulfoton, fenbutatin oxide, triazophos andmecarbam andfor
theamendment ofcertain existing harmonized MRLs forchlormequat, diazinon,
dicofol, endosulfan, fentin, propoxur, glyphosate, fenarimol, iprodione, benomyl.
6. Objective andrationale: Health protection
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Certain Codex maximum levels existforthefollowing pesticides:
triforine, phorate, disulfoton, fenbutatin oxide, triazophos mecarban, chlormequat,
diazinon, dicofol, endosulfan, fentin, propoxur, glyphosate, iprodione andbenomyl.
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8. Relevant documents: Commission Document COM (95)448final. Willbepublished
intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities when adopted.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Adoption inMarch 1996 andentry into
force atthelatest oneyearlater
10. Final date forcomments: 20February 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: