Commission Directive 2006/61/EC of 7 July 2006 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for atrazine, azinphos-ethyl, cyfluthrin, ethephon, fenthion, methamidophos, methomyl, paraquat and triazophos (Text with EEA relevance)
EU Directive 2006/61 · Adopted 7 July 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Directive 2006/61/EC
of 7 July 2006
amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for atrazine, azinphos-ethyl, cyfluthrin, ethephon, fenthion, methamidophos, methomyl, paraquat and triazophos
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cerealsf1, and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on foodstuffs of animal originf2, and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetablesf3, and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the marketf4, and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In the case of cereals and products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables, residue levels reflect the use of minimum quantities of pesticides necessary to achieve effective protection of plants, applied in such a manner that the amount of residue is as low as is practicable and toxicologically acceptable, having regard, in particular to the protection of the environment and the estimated dietary intake of consumers. In the case of foodstuffs of animal origin, residue levels reflect the consumption by animals of cereals and products of plant origin treated with pesticides and, where relevant, the direct consequences of the use of veterinary medicines. Community maximum residue levels (MRLs) represent the upper limit of the amount of such residues that might be expected to be found in commodities when good agricultural practices have been respected.
(2)
MRLs for pesticides are kept under review and changed to take account of new information and data. MRLs are fixed at the lower limit of analytical determination where authorised uses of plant protection products do not result in detectable levels of pesticide residue in or on the food product, or where there are no authorised uses, or where uses which have been authorised by Member States have not been supported by the necessary data, or where uses in third countries resulting in residues in or on food products which may enter into circulation in the Community market have not been supported by the necessary data.
(3)
The Commission was informed that for several pesticides current MRLs may need to be revised in the light of the availability of new information on the toxicology and consumer intake. The Commission has asked the relevant rapporteur Member States to make proposals for the review of Community MRLs. Such proposals were submitted to the Commission.
(4)
The lifetime and short-term exposure of consumers to the pesticides referred to in this Directive via food products has been reassessed and evaluated in accordance with Community procedures and practices, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organizationf5. On that basis, it is appropriate to fix new MRLs, which will ensure that there is no unacceptable consumer exposure.
(5)
Where relevant, the acute exposure of consumers to those pesticides via each of the food products that may contain residues has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with Community procedures and practices, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organization. It is concluded that the presence of pesticide residues at or below the new MRLs will not cause acute toxic effects.
(6)
Through the World Trade Organization, the Community’s trading partners have been consulted about the new MRLs and their comments on these levels have been taken into account.
(7)
The Annexes to Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
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OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/59/EC (OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 61).
- f2
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OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 43. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/59/EC.
- f3
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OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/59/EC.
- f4
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OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/45/EC (OJ L 130, 18.5.2006, p. 27).
- f5
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Guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues (revised), prepared by the GEMS/Food Programme in collaboration with the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, published by the World Health Organization 1997 (WHO/FSF/FOS/97.7).
Contents
- 1Article 1
- 2Article 2
- 3Article 3
- 4Article 4
- 5Article 5
- 6Article 6
- Signature
- Annex IAnnex I
- Annex IIAnnex II
- Annex IIIAnnex III
1
Annex II to Directive 86/362/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Directive.
2
Annex II to Directive 86/363/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Directive.
3
Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Directive.
4
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 20 January 2007 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 21 January 2007.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
5
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
6
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Signature
Done at Brussels, 7 July 2006.
For the Commission
Markos Kyprianou
Member of the Commission
Annex I
Part A of Annex II to Directive 86/362/EEC is amended as follows:
- 1..
The following line for atrazine is added:
Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’
Pesticide residues Maximum level in mg/kg ‘Atrazine 0,05f1
CEREALS
- 2..
The lines for azinphos-ethyl, ethephon and triazophos are replaced by the following:
Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’
Pesticide residues Maximum level in mg/kg ‘Azinphos-ethyl 0,05f2
CEREALS
Ethephon 0,5 barley, rye
0,2 triticale, wheat
0,05 cereals others
Triazophos 0,02
CEREALS
Annex II
Part A of Annex II to Directive 86/363/EEC is amended as follows:
- 1..
In Part A of Annex II to Directive 86/363/EEC, the lines for azinphos-ethyl and triazophos are replaced by the following:
Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’
Pesticide residues Maximum level in mg/kg of fat contained in meat, preparations of meat, offal and animal fats listed in Annex I under headings Nos ex 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205 00 00, 0206, 0207, ex 0208, 0209 00, 0210, 1601 00 and 1602 (1) (4) for cow's milk and whole cream cow's milk listed in Annex I under headings No 0401: for other foodstuffs in heading Nos 0401, 0402, 0405 00 and 0406 in accordance with (2) (4) of shelled fresh eggs, for bird's eggs and egg yolks listed in Annex I under headings Nos 0407 00 and 0408 (3) (4) ‘Azinphos-ethyl 0,01f1 0,01 0,01 Triazophos 0,01 0,01 0,01 - 2..
In Part A of Annex II to Directive 86/363/EEC, the line for fenthion is added by the following:
Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’
Pesticide residues Maximum level in mg/kg of fat contained in meat, preparations of meat, offal and animal fats listed in Annex I under headings Nos ex 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205 00 00, 0206, 0207, ex 0208, 0209 00, 0210, 1601 00 and 1602 (1) (4) for cow's milk and whole cream cow's milk listed in Annex I under headings No 0401: for other foodstuffs in heading Nos 0401, 0402, 0405 00 and 0406 in accordance with (2) (4) of shelled fresh eggs, for bird's eggs and egg yolks listed in Annex I under headings Nos 0407 00 and 0408 (3) (4) ‘Fenthion and its oxygen analogue, their sulfoxides and sulfones expressed as parent 0,05f2 0,01 —
Annex III
Part A of Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC is amended as follows:
- 1..
The following column for fenthion is added:
Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’
Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply Fenthion and its oxygen analogue, their sulfoxides and sulfones expressed as parent ‘1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts (i) CITRUS FRUIT 3 Grapefruit Lemons Limes Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids) Oranges Pomelos Others (ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) 0,01f1 Almonds Brazil nuts Cashew nuts Chestnuts Coconuts Hazelnuts Macadamia Pecans Pine nuts Pistachios Walnuts Others (iii) POME FRUIT 0,01 Apples Pears Quinces Others (iv) STONE FRUIT Apricots Cherries 2 Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids) Plums Others 0,01 (v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT 0,01 (a) Table and wine grapes Table grapes Wine grapes (b) Strawberries (other than wild) (c) Cane fruit (other than wild) Blackberries Dewberries Loganberries Raspberries Others (d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild) Bilberries Cranberries Currants (red, black and white) Gooseberries Others (e) Wild berries and wild fruit (vi) MISCELLANEOUS Avocados Bananas Dates Figs Kiwi Kumquats Litchis Mangoes olives (table consumption) 1 olives (oil extraction) 1 Papaya Passion fruit Pineapples Others 0,01 2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry 0,01 (i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES Beetroot Carrots Cassava Celeriac Horseradish Jerusalem artichokes Parsnips Parsley root Radishes Salsify Sweet potatoes Swedes Turnips Yam Others (ii) BULB VEGETABLES Garlic Onions Shallots Spring onions Others (iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES (a) Solanacea Tomatoes Peppers Aubergines Okra Others (b) Cucurbits - edible peel Cucumbers Gherkins Courgettes Others (c) Cucurbits - inedible peel Melons Squashes Watermelons Others (d) Sweet corn (iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES (a) Flowering brassica Broccoli Cauliflower Others (b) Head brassica Brussels sprouts Head cabbage Others (c) Leafy brassica Chinese cabbage Kale Others (d) Kohlrabi (v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS (a) Lettuce & similar Cress Lamb's lettuce Lettuce Scarole Ruccola Leaves and stems of brassica Others (b) Spinach & similar Spinach Beet leaves (chard) Others (c) Water cress (d) Witloof (e) Herbs Chervil Chives Parsley Celery leaves Others (vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh) Beans (with pods) Beans (without pods) Peas (with pods) Peas (without pods) Others (vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh) Asparagus Cardoons Celery Fennel Globe artichokes Leek Rhubarb Others (viii) FUNGI (a) Cultivated mushrooms (b) Wild mushrooms 3. Pulses 0,01 Beans Lentils Peas Others 4. Oil seed 0,02 Linseed Peanuts Poppy seeds Sesame seeds Sunflower seed Rape seed Soya bean Mustard seed Cotton seed Hemp seed Others 5. Potatoes 0,01 Early potatoes Ware potatoes 6. Tea (leaves and stems, dried, fermented or otherwise, from the leaves of Camellia sinensis) 0,1 7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder 0,1 - 2..
The columns for atrazine, azinphos-ethyl, cyfluthrin, ethephon, methamidophos, methomyl, paraquat and triazophos are replaced by the following:
Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’
Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply Atrazine Azinphos-ethyl Cyfluthrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers) Ethephon Methamidophos Methomyl/Thiodicarb (sum expressed as methomyl) Paraquat Triazophos ‘1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts 0,05f2 0,02 0,02 0,01 (i) CITRUS FRUIT 0,02 0,05 0,01 Grapefruit 0,5 Lemons 1 Limes 1 Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids) 1 Oranges 0,5 Pomelos 0,5 Others 0,05 (ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) 0,02 0,1 0,01 0,05 Almonds Brazil nuts Cashew nuts Chestnuts Coconuts Hazelnuts Macadamia Pecans Pine nuts Pistachios Walnuts Others (iii) POME FRUIT 0,2 0,01 0,2 Apples 0,5 Pears Quinces Others 0,05 (iv) STONE FRUIT Apricots 0,3 0,1 0,2 Cherries 0,2 3 0,1 Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids) 0,3 0,05 0,2 Plums 0,2 0,5 Others 0,02 0,05 0,01 0,05 (v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT 0,01 (a) Table and wine grapes 0,3 1 Table grapes 0,05 Wine grapes 1 (b) Strawberries (other than wild) 0,02 0,05 0,05 (c) Cane fruit (other than wild) 0,02 0,05 0,05 Blackberries Dewberries Loganberries Raspberries Others (d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild) 0,02 0,05 Bilberries Cranberries Currants (red, black and white) 5 Gooseberries Others 0,05 (e) Wild berries and wild fruit 0,02 0,05 0,05 (vi) MISCELLANEOUS 0,02 0,01 0,05 Avocados Bananas Dates Figs Kiwi Kumquats Litchis Mangoes olives (table consuption) olives (oil extraction) Papaya Passion fruit Pineapples 2 Others 0,05 2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry 0,02 0,02 0,01 (i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES 0,05 0,02 0,05 0,01 Beetroot Carrots Cassava Celeriac Horseradish Jerusalem artichokes Parsnips Parsley root Radishes 0,5 Salsify Sweet potatoes Swedes Turnips Yam Others 0,05 (ii) BULB VEGETABLES 0,05 0,02 0,05 0,01 0,05 Garlic Onions Shallots Spring onions Others (iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES 0,01 (a) Solanacea 0,05 Tomatoes 0,05 1 0,2 Peppers 0,3 3 Aubergines 0,2 Okra Others 0,02 0,05 0,05 (b) Cucurbits - edible peel 0,05 0,05 0,05 Cucumbers 0,1 Gherkins Courgettes Others 0,02 (c) Cucurbits - inedible peel 0,05 0,02 0,05 0,05 Melons Squashes Watermelons Others (d) Sweet corn 0,1 0,02 0,05 0,05 (iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES 0,05 0,05 (a) Flowering brassica 0,05 0,02 Broccoli 0,2 Cauliflower Others 0,05 (b) Head brassica 0,2 0,01 0,05 Brussels sprouts Head cabbage Others (c) Leafy brassica 0,3 0,01 0,05 Chinese cabbage Kale Others (d) Kohlrabi 0,02 0,01 0,05 (v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS 0,05 0,05 0,01 (a) Lettuce & similar 0,5 Cress Lamb's lettuce Lettuce 0,3 Scarole Ruccola Leaves and stems of brassica Others 0,05 (b) Spinach & similar 0,02 Spinach 0,05 Beet leaves (chard) Others 0,05 (c) Water cress 0,02 0,05 (d) Witloof 0,02 0,05 (e) Herbs 0,02 0,3 Chervil Chives Parsley Celery leaves Others (vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh) 0,05 0,05 0,05 0,05 Beans (with pods) 0,5 Beans (without pods) Peas (with pods) 0,5 Peas (without pods) Others 0,01 (vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh) 0,05 0,02 0,05 0,05 Asparagus Cardoons Celery Fennel Globe artichokes 0,1 Leek Rhubarb Others 0,01 (viii) FUNGI 0,05 0,02 0,05 0,01 0,05 (a) Cultivated mushrooms (b) Wild mushrooms 3. Pulses 0,05 0,02 0,02 0,05 0,01 0,05 0,02 0,01 Beans Lentils Peas Others 4. Oil seed 0,05 0,02 0,02 0,01 Linseed Peanuts 0,1 Poppy seeds Sesame seeds Sunflower seed Rape seed 0,05 Soya bean 0,2 0,1 Mustard seed Cotton seed 2 0,2 0,1 Hemp seed Others 0,02 0,1 0,01 0,05 5. Potatoes 0,05 0,02 0,02 0,05 0,01 0,05 0,02 0,01 Early potatoes Ware potatoes 6. Tea (leaves and stems, dried, fermented or otherwise, from the leaves of Camellia sinensis) 0,1 0,05 0,1 0,1 0,02 0,1 0,05 0,02 7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder 0,1 0,05 20 0,1 0,02 10 0,05 0,02