Annex

United Kingdom

Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 shall be replaced by the following:

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Section 1:

Nitrate

The maximum levels for fresh spinach do not apply for fresh spinach to be subjected to processing and which is directly transported in bulk from field to processing plant.

OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30.

In the absence of appropriate labelling, indicating the production method, the level established for open grown lettuce applies.

Described in Commission Regulation (EC) 1543/2001 of 27 July 2001 laying down the marketing standard for lettuces and curled-leaved and broad-leaved (Batavian) endives (OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 9).

Baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children as defined in Article 1 of Commission Directive 96/5/EC, Euratom of 16 February 1996 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (OJ L 49, 28.2.1996, p. 17). The maximum levels shall apply to the products as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturers.

The Commission shall review the maximum levels for nitrate in foods for infants and young children by 1 April 2006 taking into account the progress in scientific and technological knowledge.

Product Maximum level (mg NO₃/kg) Sampling method Reference analysis method

1.1.

Fresh spinach^f1 (Spinacia oleracea)

Harvested 1 October to 31 March 3 000 Commission Directive 2002/63/EC^f2
Harvested 1 April to 30 September 2 500

1.2.

Preserved, deep-frozen or frozen spinach

2 000 Directive 2002/63/EC

1.3.

Fresh lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) (protected and open-grown lettuce) excluding lettuce listed in point 1.4.

Harvested 1 October to 31 March: Directive 2002/63/EC. However, the minimum number of units per laboratory sample is 10
lettuce grown under cover 4 500^f3
lettuce grown in the open air 4 000
Harvested 1 April to 30 September:
lettuce grown under cover 3 500
lettuce grown in the open air 2 500

1.4.

“Iceberg” type lettuces^f4

Lettuce grown under cover 2 500 Directive 2002/63/EC. However, the minimum number of units per laboratory sample is 10
Lettuce grown in the open air 2 000

1.5.

Baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children^f5 ^f6

200 Directive 2002/63/EC (provisions as foreseen for processed foods of plant origin and for processed foods of animal origin)

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The maximum levels for fresh spinach do not apply for fresh spinach to be subjected to processing and which is directly transported in bulk from field to processing plant.
OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30.
In the absence of appropriate labelling, indicating the production method, the level established for open grown lettuce applies.
Described in Commission Regulation (EC) 1543/2001 of 27 July 2001 laying down the marketing standard for lettuces and curled-leaved and broad-leaved (Batavian) endives (OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 9).
Baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children as defined in Article 1 of Commission Directive 96/5/EC, Euratom of 16 February 1996 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (OJ L 49, 28.2.1996, p. 17). The maximum levels shall apply to the products as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturers.
The Commission shall review the maximum levels for nitrate in foods for infants and young children by 1 April 2006 taking into account the progress in scientific and technological knowledge.
Product	Maximum level (mg NO₃/kg)	Sampling method	Reference analysis method
1.1. Fresh spinach^f1 (Spinacia oleracea)	Harvested 1 October to 31 March	3 000	Commission Directive 2002/63/EC^f2
Harvested 1 April to 30 September	2 500
1.2. Preserved, deep-frozen or frozen spinach		2 000	Directive 2002/63/EC
1.3. Fresh lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) (protected and open-grown lettuce) excluding lettuce listed in point 1.4.	Harvested 1 October to 31 March:		Directive 2002/63/EC. However, the minimum number of units per laboratory sample is 10
lettuce grown under cover	4 500^f3
lettuce grown in the open air	4 000
Harvested 1 April to 30 September:
lettuce grown under cover	3 500
lettuce grown in the open air	2 500
1.4. “Iceberg” type lettuces^f4	Lettuce grown under cover	2 500	Directive 2002/63/EC. However, the minimum number of units per laboratory sample is 10
Lettuce grown in the open air	2 000
1.5. Baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children^f5 ^f6		200	Directive 2002/63/EC (provisions as foreseen for processed foods of plant origin and for processed foods of animal origin)

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: The maximum levels for fresh spinach do not apply for fresh spinach to be subjected to processing and which is directly transported in bulk from field to processing plant.
f2: OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30.
f3: In the absence of appropriate labelling, indicating the production method, the level established for open grown lettuce applies.
f4: Described in Commission Regulation (EC) 1543/2001 of 27 July 2001 laying down the marketing standard for lettuces and curled-leaved and broad-leaved (Batavian) endives (OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 9).
f5: Baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children as defined in Article 1 of Commission Directive 96/5/EC, Euratom of 16 February 1996 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (OJ L 49, 28.2.1996, p. 17). The maximum levels shall apply to the products as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturers.
f6: The Commission shall review the maximum levels for nitrate in foods for infants and young children by 1 April 2006 taking into account the progress in scientific and technological knowledge.