Commercial Information Circular

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Ref. : EIC 230/2/12

19 June 2020

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 476/2020

European Union (EU)* : Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides in or on Certain Products

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 450/2020 dated 9 June 2020, the European Commission has adopted two Regulations to amend Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 as regards maximum residue levels for myclobutanil, napropamide, sintofen, chromafenozide, fluometuron, pencycuron, sedaxane, tau-fluvalinate and triazoxidein or on certain products. Details are set out in the Commission Regulations (EU) 2020/770 and 2020/785, which can be accessed through the following links:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020R0770&from=EN
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020R0785&from=EN.

ENQUIRIES

2.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(LAU Lap)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU comprises of 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. The United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the EU with effect from 31 January 2020, and has entered an implementation period which is due to last until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, the EU law will continue to apply in the UK generally.