ANNEXU.K.
Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Section 1:
Nitrate
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. | ||||
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.’ | ||||
Product | Maximum level (mg NO3/kg) | Sampling method | Reference analysis method | |
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1.1.Fresh spinacha (Spinacia oleracea) | Harvested 1 October to 31 March | 3 000 | Commission Directive 2002/63/ECb | |
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 500c | |||
lettuce grown in the open air | 4 000c | |||
Harvested 1 April to 30 September: | ||||
lettuce grown under cover | 3 500c | |||
lettuce grown in the open air | 2 500c | |||
1.4.“Iceberg” type lettucesd | Lettuce grown under cover | 2 500c | Directive 2002/63/EC. However, the minimum number of units per laboratory sample is 10 | |
Lettuce grown in the open air | 2 000c | |||
1.5.Baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young childrene f | 200 | Directive 2002/63/EC (provisions as foreseen for processed foods of plant origin and for processed foods of animal origin) |