The following communication, received on 14 July 2020, is being circulated at the request of the Secretariat._______________This notification cancels and replace the original contained in document G/SPS/N/EU/398.

NOTIFICATION1.Notifying Member: European UnionIf applicable, name of local government involved:2.Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Consumers Directorate-General3.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): Cereals (HS Codes: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008), foodstuffs of animal origin (HS Codes: 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210) and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables.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: Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlordecone in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) Language(s): English. Number of pages: 10https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4374_00_e.pdfhttps://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/EEC/20_4374_01_e.pdf6.Description of content: The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the substance chlordecone. MRLs for this substance are lowered. Lower MRLs are set to reflect the current monitoring data on the occurrence of chlordecone in the EU due to the use of this persistent compound in the past.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:[ ]        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]      NoneDoes this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?[ ] Yes   [ ] NoIf no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:9.Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:"Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC"http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396"Statement on the dietary exposure assessment for the temporary maximum residue levels for chlordecone in certain products of animal origin (EFSA, 2020)"https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6052(available in English)10.Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): January 2021.Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): February 2021.11.Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): August 2021[ ]        Trade facilitating measure12.Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 14 September 2020Agency 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:European CommissionDG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 - Multilateral international relationsRue Froissart 101B 1049 BrusselsTel: +(322) 295 4263Fax: +(322) 299 8090E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu13.Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:European CommissionDG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 - Multilateral international relationsRue Froissart 101B 1049 BrusselsTel: +(322) 295 4263Fax: +(322) 299 8090E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu