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Commission Directive 2005/48/EC of 23 August 2005 amending Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for certain pesticides in and on cereals and certain products of animal and plant origin (Text with EEA relevance)
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a Indicates lower limit of analytical determination. | |
b Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 13 September 2009. | |
Maximum levels in mg/kg (ppm) | |
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Pesticide residues | Individual products to which the MRLs apply |
Mesotrione ‘Sum of mesotrione and MNBA (4-methylsulfonyl-2-nitro benzoic acid), expressed as mesotrione’ | CEREALS |
Silthiofam | CEREALS |
Picoxystrobin | 0,2b Barley 0,2b Oats |
Flufenacet (Sum of all compounds containing the N fluorophenyl-N-isopropyl moiety expressed as flufenacet equivalent) | CEREALS |
Iodosulfuron-methyl sodium (iodosulfuron-methyl including salts, expressed as iodosulfuron-methyl) | CEREALS |
Fosthiazate | CEREALS |
Molinate | CEREALS |
a Indicates lower limit of analytical determination. | |
b Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 13 September 2009. | |
Maximum levels mg/kg | |
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Pesticide residues | Individual products to which the MRLs apply |
Propiconazole | 0,2b Barley 0,2b Oats |
Iprodione | 3b Rice 0,5b Oats, barley and wheat |
a Indicates lower limit of analytical determination. | |||
b Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 13 September 2009. | |||
c In the case of foodstuffs with a fat content of 10 % or less by weight, the residue is related to the total weight of the boned foodstuff. In such cases, the maximum level is one-tenth of the value related to fat content, but must be no less than 0,01 mg/kg. | |||
d In determining the residues in raw cow's milk and whole cream cow's milk, a fat content of 4 % by weight should be taken as a basis. For raw milk and whole cream milk of another animal origin the residues are expressed on the basis of the fat. For the other foodstuffs listed in Annex I under heading Nos 0401, 0402, 0405 00, and 0406:
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e For eggs and egg products with a fat content higher than 10 %, the maximum level is expressed in mg/kg fat. In this case, the maximum level is 10 times higher than the maximum level for fresh eggs. | |||
f Footnotes (1), (2) and (3) do not apply in cases where the lower limit of analytical determination is indicated. | |||
Maximum levels in mg/kg (ppm) | |||
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Pesticide residues | 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 1602c f | for cow's milk and whole cream cow's milk listed in Annex I under heading No 0401: for other foodstuffs in headings Nos 0401, 0402, 0405 00 and 0406 in accordance withd f | of shelled fresh eggs, for bird's eggs and egg yolks listed in Annex I under headings Nos 0407 00 and 0408e f |
Picoxystrobin | 0,05a b | 0,02a b | 0,05a b |
a Indicates lower limit of analytical determination. | |||
b Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 13 September 2009. | |||
Maximum levels in mg/kg (ppm) | |||
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Pesticide residues | of meat, including fat, 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 | for milk and milk products listed in Annex I under headings Nos 0401, 0402, 0405 00 and 0406 | of shelled fresh eggs, for bird's eggs and egg yolks listed in Annex I under headings Nos 0407 00 and 0408 |
Propiconazole | ruminant liver 0,1b | 0,01a b | 0,01a b |
a Indicates lower limit of analytical determination. | |||||||
b Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 13 September 2009. | |||||||
Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply | Mesotrione (Sum of mesotrione and MNBA (4-methylsulfonyl-2-nitro benzoic acid), expressed as mesotrione) | Silthiofam | Picoxystrobin | Flufenacet (Sum of all compounds containing the N fluorophenyl-N-isopropyl moiety expressed as flufenacet) | Iodosulfuron-methyl sodium (iodosulfuron-methyl including salts, expressed as iodosulfuron-methyl) | Fosthiazate | Molinate |
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1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,02a b | 0,05a b | |
(i) CITRUS FRUIT | 0,02a b | ||||||
Grapefruit | |||||||
Lemons | |||||||
Limes | |||||||
Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids) | |||||||
Oranges | |||||||
Pomelos | |||||||
Others | |||||||
(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) | 0,02a b | ||||||
Almonds | |||||||
Brazil nuts | |||||||
Cashew nuts | |||||||
Chestnuts | |||||||
Coconuts | |||||||
Hazelnuts | |||||||
Macadamia | |||||||
Pecans | |||||||
Pine nuts | |||||||
Pistachios | |||||||
Walnuts | |||||||
Others | |||||||
(iii) POME FRUIT | 0,02a b | ||||||
Apples | |||||||
Pears | |||||||
Quinces | |||||||
Others | |||||||
(iv) STONE FRUIT | 0,02a b | ||||||
Apricots | |||||||
Cherries | |||||||
Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids) | |||||||
Plums | |||||||
Others | |||||||
(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT | 0,02a b | ||||||
(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 | 0,05b | ||||||
Dates | |||||||
Figs | |||||||
Kiwi | |||||||
Kumquats | |||||||
Litchis | |||||||
Mangoes | |||||||
Olives | |||||||
Passion fruit | |||||||
Pineapples | |||||||
Papaya | |||||||
Others | 0,02a b | ||||||
2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,02a b | 0,02a b | 0,05a b |
(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES | |||||||
Beetroot | |||||||
Carrots | |||||||
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 | |||||||
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 | |||||||
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 | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,02a b | 0,02a b | 0,05a b |
Beans | |||||||
Lentils | |||||||
Peas | |||||||
Others | |||||||
4. Oil seed | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,02a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b |
Linseed | |||||||
Peanuts | |||||||
Poppy seeds | |||||||
Sesame seeds | |||||||
Sunflower seed | |||||||
Rape seed | |||||||
Soya bean | |||||||
Mustard seed | |||||||
Cotton seed | |||||||
Others | |||||||
5. Potatoes | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,1b | 0,02a b | 0,02a b | 0,05a b |
Early potatoes | |||||||
Ware potatoes | |||||||
6. Tea (leaves and stems, dried, fermented or otherwise, from the leaves of Camellia sinensis) | 0,1a b | 0,1a b | 0,1a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,1a b |
7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder | 0,1a b | 0,1a b | 0,1a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,05a b | 0,1a b |
a Indicates lower limit of analytical determination. | ||
b Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 13 September 2009. | ||
Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply | Propiconazole | Iprodione |
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1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts | ||
(i) CITRUS FRUIT | 0,05a b | |
Grapefruit | ||
Lemons | 5b | |
Limes | ||
Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids) | 1b | |
Oranges | ||
Pomelos | ||
Others | 0,02a b | |
(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) | 0,05a b | |
Almonds | ||
Brazil nuts | ||
Cashew nuts | ||
Chestnuts | ||
Coconuts | ||
Hazelnuts | 0,2b | |
Macadamia | ||
Pecans | ||
Pine nuts | ||
Pistachios | ||
Walnuts | ||
Others | 0,02a b | |
(iii) POME FRUIT | 0,05a b | 5b |
Apples | ||
Pears | ||
Quinces | ||
Others | ||
(iv) STONE FRUIT | 3b | |
Apricots | 0,2b | |
Cherries | ||
Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids) | 0,2b | |
Plums | ||
Others | 0,05a b | |
(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT | 0,05a b | |
(a) Table and wine grapes | 10b | |
Table grapes | ||
Wine grapes | ||
(b) Strawberries (other than wild) | 15b | |
(c) Cane fruit (other than wild) | 10b | |
Blackberries | ||
Dewberries | ||
Loganberries | ||
Raspberries | ||
Others | ||
(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild) | 10b | |
Bilberries | ||
Cranberries | ||
Currants (red, black and white) | ||
Gooseberries | ||
Others | ||
(e) Wild berries and wild fruit | 0,02a b | |
(vi) MISCELLANEOUS | ||
Avocados | ||
Bananas | 0,1b | |
Dates | ||
Figs | ||
Kiwi | 5b | |
Kumquats | ||
Litchis | ||
Mangoes | ||
Olives | ||
Passion-fruit | ||
Pineapples | ||
Papaya | ||
Others | 0,05a b | 0,02a b |
2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry | ||
(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES | 0,05a b | |
Beetroot | ||
Carrots | 0,3b | |
Celeriac | 0,3b | |
Horseradish | 0,1b | |
Jerusalem artichokes | ||
Parsnips | 0,3b | |
Parsley root | ||
Radishes | 0,3b | |
Salsify | ||
Sweet potatoes | ||
Swedes | ||
Turnips | ||
Yam | ||
Others | 0,02a b | |
(ii) BULB VEGETABLES | 0,05a b | |
Garlic | 0,2b | |
Onions | 0,2b | |
Shallots | 0,2b | |
Spring onions | 3b | |
Others | 0,02a b | |
(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES | 0,05a b | |
(a) Solanacea | 5b | |
Tomatoes | ||
Peppers | ||
Aubergines | ||
Others | ||
(b) Cucurbits — edible peel | 2b | |
Cucumbers | ||
Gherkins | ||
Courgettes | ||
Others | ||
(c) Cucurbits — inedible peel | 1b | |
Melons | ||
Squashes | ||
Watermelons | ||
Others | ||
(d) Sweet corn | 0,02a b | |
(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES | 0,05a b | |
(a) Flowering brassica | 0,1b | |
Broccoli | ||
Cauliflower | ||
Others | ||
(b) Head brassica | ||
Brussels sprouts | 0,5b | |
Head cabbage | 5b | |
Others | 0,02a b | |
(c) Leafy brassica | ||
Chinese cabbage | 5b | |
Kale | ||
Others | 0,02a b | |
(d) Kohlrabi | 0,02a b | |
(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS | 0,05a b | |
(a) Lettuce & similar | 10b | |
Cress | ||
Lamb's lettuce | ||
Lettuce | ||
Scarole | ||
Others | ||
(b) Spinach and similar | 0,02a b | |
Spinach | ||
Beet leaves (chard) | ||
Others | ||
(c) Water cress | 0,02a b | |
(d) Witloof | 0,2b | |
(e) Herbs | 10b | |
Chervil | ||
Chives | ||
Parsley | ||
Celery leaves | ||
Others | ||
(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh) | 0,05a b | |
Beans (with pods) | 5b | |
Beans (without pods) | ||
Peas (with pods) | 2b | |
Peas (without pods) | 0,3b | |
Others | 0,02a b | |
(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh) | ||
Asparagus | ||
Cardoons | ||
Celery | ||
Fennel | ||
Globe artichokes | ||
Leek | 0,1b | |
Rhubarb | 0,2b | |
Others | 0,05a b | 0,02a b |
(viii) FUNGI | 0,05a b | 0,02a b |
(a) Cultivated mushrooms | ||
(b) Wild mushrooms | ||
3. Pulses | 0,05a b | 0,2b |
Beans | ||
Lentils | ||
Peas | ||
Others | ||
4. Oil seed | ||
Linseed | 0,5b | |
Peanuts | 0,2b | |
Poppy seeds | ||
Sesame seeds | ||
Sunflower seed | 0,5b | |
Rape seed | 0,5b | |
Soya bean | ||
Mustard seed | ||
Cotton seed | ||
Others | 0,1a b | 0,02a b |
5. Potatoes | 0,05a b | 0,02a b |
Early potatoes | ||
Ware potatoes | ||
6. Tea (leaves and stems, dried, fermented or otherwise, from the leaves of Camellia sinensis) | 0,1a b | 0,1a b |
7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder | 0,1a b | 0,1a b |
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