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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1822/2005 of 8 November 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards nitrate in certain vegetables (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEXU.K.

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

‘Section 1:

Nitrate

Product	Maximum level (mg NO₃/kg)		Sampling method	Reference analysis method
^a 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.
^b OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30.
^c In the absence of appropriate labelling, indicating the production method, the level established for open grown lettuce applies.
^d 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).
^e 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.
^f 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.’
1.1. Fresh spinach^a (Spinacia oleracea)	Harvested 1 October to 31 March	3 000	Commission Directive 2002/63/EC^b
1.1. Fresh spinach^a (Spinacia oleracea)	Harvested 1 April to 30 September	2 500	Commission Directive 2002/63/EC^b
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^c
	lettuce grown in the open air	4 000^c
	Harvested 1 April to 30 September:
	lettuce grown under cover	3 500^c
	lettuce grown in the open air	2 500^c
1.4. “Iceberg” type lettuces^d	Lettuce grown under cover	2 500^c	Directive 2002/63/EC. However, the minimum number of units per laboratory sample is 10
1.4. “Iceberg” type lettuces^d	Lettuce grown in the open air	2 000^c
1.5. Baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children^e ^f		200	Directive 2002/63/EC (provisions as foreseen for processed foods of plant origin and for processed foods of animal origin)