Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 251/2013 of 22 March 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for aminopyralid, bifenazate, captan, fluazinam, fluopicolide, folpet, kresoxim-methyl, penthiopyrad, proquinazid, pyridate and tembotrione in or on certain products Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 251/2013 of 22 March 2013 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for aminopyralid, bifenazate, captan, fluazinam, fluopicolide, folpet, kresoxim-methyl, penthiopyrad, proquinazid, pyridate and tembotrione in or on certain products Text with EEA relevance
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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(1), and in particular Article 14(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
For bifenazate, captan, dimethoate, folpet, iprodione, kresoxim-methyl, pymetrozine and pyridate maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Annex II and Part B of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. For aminopyralid, fluazinam, fluopicolide, proquinazid and tembotrione MRLs were set in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. For penthiopyrad, no specific MRLs were set in Annex II and III nor was the substance included in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, so the default value of 0.01 mg/kg applies.
In the context of a procedure for the authorisation of the use of a plant protection product containing the active substance aminopyralid on rape seed, an application was made in accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 for modification of the existing MRL.
As regards bifenazate, such an application was made for citrus fruit, pome fruit, stone fruit, table and wine grapes, hops, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines and cucurbits (inedible peel). As regards captan, such an application was made for tomatoes. As regards dimethoate, such an application was made for table olives and olives for oil production. As regards fluazinam, such an application was made for apples. As regards fluopicolide, such an application was made for lettuce and other salad plants, spinach and similar (leaves) and fresh herbs. As regards folpet, such an application was made for blackberries, raspberries, currants and gooseberries. As regards iprodione, such an application was made for celeriac. As regards kresoxim-methyl, such an application was made for barley, rye and wheat. As regards proquinazid, such an application was made for tomatoes, aubergines and cucurbits (edible peel). As regards pymetrozine, such an application was made for lamb's lettuce and beans (with pods). As regards pyridate, such an application was made for dill leaves. As regards tembotrione, such an application was made for kidney and liver of bovine and swine considering residue levels in feed items resulting from the use of tembotrione on maize.
In accordance with Article 6(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 an application was made for fluopicolide on carrots, radishes and sugar beet. The applicant claims that the authorised use of fluopicolide on such crops in the United States leads to residues exceeding the MRLs authorised under Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and that higher MRLs are necessary to avoid trade barriers for the importation of these crops.
As regards penthiopyrad, an application was made in accordance with Article 6(1) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 with a view of setting MRLs for tree nuts (except coconuts and pine nuts), pome fruit, cherries, peaches, plums, strawberries, root and tuber vegetables, garlic, onions, shallots, spring onions, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucurbits, sweet corn, flowering brassica, head cabbage, Chinese cabbage, lettuce and other salad plants including brassicacea, spinach and similar (leaves), chervil, parsley leaves, beans (with and without pods), peas (with and without pods), cardoons, celery, fennel, rhubarb, leek, dry pulses, peanuts, sunflower seed, rape seed, soya bean, cotton seed, barley, maize, oats, rye, sorghum, wheat, sugar beet and animal commodities, considering residue levels in feed items. The applicant claims that the authorised use of that substance on such products in the United States and Canada leads to residues exceeding the MRLs in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and that the requested MRLs are needed to accommodate intended uses in the European Union and authorised uses in the United States and Canada. To avoid trade barriers for the importation of these products higher MRLs are necessary.
In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 these applications were evaluated by the Member States concerned and the evaluation reports were forwarded to the Commission.
The European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter "the Authority", assessed the applications and the evaluation reports, examining in particular the risks to the consumer and, where relevant, to animals and gave reasoned opinions on the proposed MRLs(2). It forwarded these opinions to the Commission and the Member States and made them available to the public.
The Authority concluded in its reasoned opinions that, as regards the use of dimethoate on table olives and olives for oil production, the risk assessment in the framework of the reasoned opinion should be considered as provisional and may underestimate the actual risk to consumers as the final evaluation is still to be provided. As regards the use of iprodione on celeriac, the Authority highlighted deficiencies regarding the studies on the plant metabolism. As regards the use of penthiopyrad on Chinese cabbage and scarole, the Authority does not recommend setting the proposed MRL since a risk to consumers cannot be excluded. Furthermore, residue trials on maize, oilseed rape, cotton, sunflower and soya have been performed with a genetically modified crop. The applicant has to confirm that the metabolism of penthiopyrad in genetically modified crop proceeds in the same way as in its conventional counterpart. As regards the use of pymetrozine on lamb's lettuce and beans (with pods), the Authority concluded that the submitted data are not sufficient to set a new MRL. The existing MRLs should therefore remain unchanged.
As regards all other applications, the Authority concluded that all requirements with respect to data were met and that the modifications to the MRLs requested by the applicants were acceptable with regard to consumer safety on the basis of a consumer exposure assessment for 27 specific European consumer groups. It took into account the most recent information on the toxicological properties of the substances. Neither the lifetime exposure to these substances via consumption of all food products that may contain these substances, nor the short-term exposure due to extreme consumption of the relevant crops and products showed that there is a risk that the acceptable daily intake (ADI) or the acute reference dose (ARfD) is exceeded.
Based on the reasoned opinions of the Authority and taking into account the factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the appropriate modifications to the MRLs fulfil the requirements of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 March 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso
ANNEX
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended as follows:
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In Annex II, the columns for bifenazate, captan, folpet, kresoxim-methyl and pyridate are replaced by the following:
‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)
Code number
Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply(1)
Bifenazate
Captan (R)
Folpet (R)
Kresoxim-methyl (F) (R)
Pyridate (sum of pyridate, its hydrolysis product CL 9673 (6-chloro-4-hydroxy-3-phenylpyridazin) and hydrolysable conjugates of CL 9673 expressed as pyridate)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
0100000
FRUIT FRESH OR FROZEN; NUTS
0,05 (**)
0200000
VEGETABLES FRESH OR FROZEN
0290000
Sea weeds
0300000
PULSES, DRY
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0300010
Beans (Broad beans, navy beans, flageolets, jack beans, lima beans, field beans, cowpeas)
0,3
0300020
Lentils
0,01 (**)
0300030
Peas (Chickpeas, field peas, chickling vetch)
0,01 (**)
0300040
Lupins
0,01 (**)
0300990
Others
0,01 (**)
0400000
OILSEEDS AND OILFRUITS
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0500000
CEREALS
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0500010
Barley
2
0,1
0500020
Buckwheat (Amaranthus, quinoa)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0500030
Maize
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0500040
Millet (Foxtail millet, teff)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0500050
Oats
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0500060
Rice
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0500070
Rye
0,02 (**)
0,1
0500080
Sorghum
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0500090
Wheat (Spelt, triticale)
2
0,1
0500990
Others
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0600000
TEA, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS AND COCOA
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,1 (**)
0610000
Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise of Camellia sinensis)
0,1 (**)
0620000
Coffee beans
0640000
Cocoa (fermented beans)
0650000
Carob (St Johns bread)
0700000
HOPS (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder
20
0,05 (**)
150
0,1 (**)
0,1 (**)
0800000
SPICES
0900000
SUGAR PLANTS
0900010
Sugar beet (root)
0900020
Sugar cane
0900030
Chicory roots
0900990
Others
1000000
PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN — TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS
1040000
Honey (Royal jelly, pollen)
1050000
Amphibians and reptiles (Frog legs, crocodiles)
1060000
Snails
1070000
Other terrestrial animal products
-
Part A of Annex III is amended as follows:
-
The columns for aminopyralid, fluazinam, fluopicolide, proquinazid and tembotrione are replaced by the following:
‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)
Code number
Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply(1)
Aminopyralid
Fluazinam (F)
Fluopicolide
Proquinazid
Tembotrione (R)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
0100000
FRUIT FRESH OR FROZEN; NUTS
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0200000
VEGETABLES FRESH OR FROZEN
0,01 (**)
0,05 (**)
0290000
Sea weeds
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0300000
PULSES, DRY
0,01 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0300010
Beans (Broad beans, navy beans, flageolets, jack beans, lima beans, field beans, cowpeas)
0300020
Lentils
0300030
Peas (Chickpeas, field peas, chickling vetch)
0300040
Lupins
0300990
Others
0400000
OILSEEDS AND OILFRUITS
0,05 (**)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0500000
CEREALS
0,05 (**)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0500010
Barley
0,1
0500020
Buckwheat (Amaranthus, quinoa)
0,01 (**)
0500030
Maize
0,01 (**)
0500040
Millet (Foxtail millet, teff)
0,01 (**)
0500050
Oats
0,1
0500060
Rice
0,01 (**)
0500070
Rye
0,1
0500080
Sorghum
0,01 (**)
0500090
Wheat (Spelt, triticale)
0,1
0500990
Others
0,01 (**)
0600000
TEA, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS AND COCOA
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0610000
Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise of Camellia sinensis)
0620000
Coffee beans
0640000
Cocoa (fermented beans)
0650000
Carob (St Johns bread)
0700000
HOPS (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05
0,05 (**)
0800000
SPICES
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0900000
SUGAR PLANTS
0,01 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0900010
Sugar beet (root)
0,15
0900020
Sugar cane
0,01 (**)
0900030
Chicory roots
0,01 (**)
0900990
Others
0,01 (**)
1000000
PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN — TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS
0,05 (**)
1040000
Honey (Royal jelly, pollen)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
1050000
Amphibians and reptiles (Frog legs, crocodiles)
0,01 (**)
0,01 (**)
0,01 (**)
1060000
Snails
0,01 (**)
0,01 (**)
0,01 (**)
1070000
Other terrestrial animal products
0,01 (**)
0,01 (**)
0,01 (**)
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The following column for penthiopyrad is added:
‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)
Code number
Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply(1)
Penthiopyrad
(1)
(2)
(3)
0100000
FRUIT FRESH OR FROZEN; NUTS
0200000
VEGETABLES FRESH OR FROZEN
0290000
Sea weeds
0,01 (**)
0300000
PULSES, DRY
0,2
0300010
Beans (Broad beans, navy beans, flageolets, jack beans, lima beans, field beans, cowpeas)
0300020
Lentils
0300030
Peas (Chickpeas, field peas, chickling vetch)
0300040
Lupins
0300990
Others
0400000
OILSEEDS AND OILFRUITS
0500000
CEREALS
0500010
Barley
0,2
0500020
Buckwheat (Amaranthus, quinoa)
0,01 (**)
0500030
Maize
0,01 (**)
0500040
Millet (Foxtail millet, teff)
0,8
0500050
Oats
0,2
0500060
Rice
0,01 (**)
0500070
Rye
0,1
0500080
Sorghum
0,8
0500090
Wheat (Spelt, triticale)
0,1
0500990
Others
0,01 (**)
0600000
TEA, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS AND COCOA
0,02 (**)
0610000
Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise of Camellia sinensis)
0620000
Coffee beans
0640000
Cocoa (fermented beans)
0650000
Carob (St Johns bread)
0700000
HOPS (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder
0,02 (**)
0800000
SPICES
0,02 (**)
0900000
SUGAR PLANTS
0900010
Sugar beet (root)
0,5
0900020
Sugar cane
0,01 (**)
0900030
Chicory roots
0,01 (**)
0900990
Others
0,01 (**)
1000000
PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN — TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS
1040000
Honey (Royal jelly, pollen)
0,05 (**)
1050000
Amphibians and reptiles (Frog legs, crocodiles)
0,01 (**)
1060000
Snails
0,01 (**)
1070000
Other terrestrial animal products
0,01 (**)
-
-
In Part B of Annex III, the columns for bifenazate, captan, kresoxim-methyl and pyridate are replaced by the following:
‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)
Code number
Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply(1)
Bifenazate
Captan (R)
Kresoxim-methyl (F) (R)
Pyridate (sum of pyridate, its hydrolysis product CL 9673 (6-chloro-4-hydroxy-3-phenylpyridazin) and hydrolysable conjugates of CL 9673 expressed as pyridate)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
0130040
Medlar
0,5
3
0,2
0,05 (**)
0130050
Loquat
0,5
3
0,2
0,05 (**)
0154050
Rose hips
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0154060
Mulberries (arbutus berry)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0154070
Azarole (mediteranean medlar) (Kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta))
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0154080
Elderberries (Black chokeberry (appleberry), mountain ash, buckthorn (sea sallowthorn), hawthorn, service berries, and other treeberries)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0161050
Carambola (Bilimbi)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0161060
Persimmon
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0161070
Jambolan (java plum) (Java apple (water apple), pomerac, rose apple, Brazilean cherry, Surinam cherry (grumichama Eugenia uniflora),)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0162040
Prickly pear (cactus fruit)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0162050
Star apple
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0162060
American persimmon (Virginia kaki) (Black sapote, white sapote, green sapote, canistel (yellow sapote), and mammey sapote)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0163060
Cherimoya (Custard apple, sugar apple (sweetsop), llama and other medium-sized Annonaceae)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0163070
Guava (Red pitaya or dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus))
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0163090
Bread fruit (Jackfruit)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0163100
Durian
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0163110
Soursop (guanabana)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0212040
Arrowroot
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0251050
Land cress
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0251070
Red mustard
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0252020
Purslane (Winter purslane (miner’s lettuce), garden purslane, common purslane, sorrel, glassworth, Agretti (Salsola soda))
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0253000
Vine leaves (grape leaves)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0256050
Sage (Winter savory, summer savory)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0256060
Rosemary
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0256070
Thyme (Marjoram, oregano)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0256080
Basil (Balm leaves, mint, peppermint)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0256090
Bay leaves (laurel)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0256100
Tarragon (Hyssop)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0270080
Bamboo shoots
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0270090
Palm hearts
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0290000
Sea weeds
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0401110
Safflower
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,05 (**)
0401120
Borage
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,05 (**)
0401130
Gold of pleasure
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,05 (**)
0401150
Castor bean
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,05 (**)
0402020
Palm nuts (palmoil kernels)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,05 (**)
0402030
Palmfruit
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,05 (**)
0402040
Kapok
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,05 (**)
0620000
Coffee beans
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,1 (**)
0630000
Herbal infusions (dried)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,1 (**)
0639000
Other herbal infusions
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,1 (**)
0640000
Cocoa (fermented beans)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,1 (**)
0650000
Carob (St Johns bread)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,1 (**)
0800000
SPICES
0,01 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,1 (**)
0,1 (**)
0900000
SUGAR PLANTS
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0900010
Sugar beet (root)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0900020
Sugar cane
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0900030
Chicory roots
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0900990
Others
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
1040000
Honey (Royal jelly, pollen)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
0,05 (**)
1050000
Amphibians and reptiles (Frog legs, crocodiles)
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
1060000
Snails
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)
1070000
Other terrestrial animal products
0,01 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,02 (**)
0,05 (**)