| 1 | Notifying Member: UNITED KINGDOM |
| If applicable, name of local government involved: |
| 2 | Agency responsible: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and The Health and Safety Executive |
| 3 | 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): Products (and associated GB commodity codes*): CXLs are being adopted for the following active substances for a range of commodities: acetamiprid, bixafen, clofentezine, clothianidin, cyprodinil, fenhexamid, fenpicoxamid, fenpyroximate, flutianil, isoprothiolane, mandipropamid, methoxyfenozide, pendimethalin, prothioconazole, pyrasulfotole, pyraziflumid, quinoxyfen, spinetoram, spiropidion, thiamethoxam and trinexapac-ethyl. |
| For a full breakdown, please see the notified document. |
| * 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). |
| 4 | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: |
| [X] All trading partners |
| [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
| 5 | Title of the notified document: New GB MRLs following on from CCPR 53 (2022) amending the GB MRL Statutory Register. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 53 |
| https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/GBR/24_00783_00_e.pdf |
| 6 | Description of content: The CXLs for the following active substances have been adopted for a range of commodities, having been assessed as meeting the UK's appropriate level of protection: acetamiprid, bixafen, clofentezine, clothianidin, cyprodinil, fenhexamid, fenpicoxamid, fenpyroximate, flutianil, isoprothiolane, mandipropamid, methoxyfenozide, pendimethalin, prothioconazole, pyrasulfotole, pyraziflumid, quinoxyfen, spinetoram, spiropidion, thiamethoxam and trinexapac-ethyl. |
| The Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRLs is available at the following link. A complete list of the new or raised MRLs is available on pages 143-151: |
| Codex MRLs: GB Codex MRLs list (hse.gov.uk) |
| The residue levels arising in food and feed 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 have been adopted. |
| 7 | 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. |
| 8 | 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): Acetamiprid (246), bixafen (262), clofentezine (156), clothianidin (238), cyprodinil (207), fenhexamid (215), fenpicoxamid (305), fenpyroximate (193), flutianil (319), isoprothiolane (299), mandipropamid (231), methoxyfenozide (209), pendimethalin (292), prothioconazole (232), pyrasulfotole (321), pyraziflumid (322), quinoxyfen (222), spinetoram (233), spiropidion (323), thiamethoxam (245) and trinexapac-ethyl (271) |
| [ ] 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: The GB MRLs being adopted for the following active substances, in the relevant commodities, are equivalent to the CXLs endorsed as new international food standards by the 45th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission: acetamiprid, bixafen, clofentezine, clothianidin, cyprodinil, fenhexamid, fenpicoxamid, fenpyroximate, flutianil, isoprothiolane, mandipropamid, methoxyfenozide, pendimethalin, prothioconazole, pyrasulfotole, pyraziflumid, quinoxyfen, spinetoram, spiropidion, thiamethoxam and trinexapac-ethyl. |
| 9 | Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: |
| 10 | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 8 December 2023 |
| Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 8 December 2023 |
| 11 | Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable |
| [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 |
| WTO Policy Team |
| EU and International Trade Directorate |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Seacole Building, 2 Marsham St. |
| London SW1P 4DF |
| E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk |
| 13 | 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 |
| WTO Policy Team |
| EU and International Trade Directorate |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Seacole Building, 2 Marsham St. |
| London SW1P 4DF |
| E-mail: uksps@defra.gov.uk |
