Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/671

of 7 April 2017

amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for clothianidin and thiamethoxam in or on certain products

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC1, and in particular Article 14(1)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

On 11 July 2015, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopted Codex maximum residue limits (CXLs) for clothianidin and thiamethoxam2.

(2)

Maximum residue levels (MRLs) are set for those substances in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

(3)

In accordance with Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council3, where international standards exist or their completion is imminent, they are to be taken into consideration in the development or adaptation of food law, except where such standards or relevant parts would be an ineffective or inappropriate means for the fulfilment of the legitimate objectives of food law or where there is a scientific justification, or where they would result in a different level of protection from the one determined as appropriate in the Union. Moreover, in accordance with point (e) of Article 13 of that Regulation, the Union is to promote consistency between international technical standards and food law while ensuring that the high level of protection adopted in the Union is not reduced.

(4)

CXLs for clothianidin and thiamethoxam should therefore be included in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as MRLs except where they relate to products which are not set out in Annex I to that Regulation or where they are set at a lower level than the current MRLs. Those CXLs are safe for consumers in the Union4.

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 April 2017.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX

In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the columns for clothianidin and thiamethoxam are replaced by the following:

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Code number

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply6

Clothianidin

Thiamethoxam

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

0100000

FRUITS, FRESH or FROZEN; TREE NUTS

0110000

Citrus fruits

0,06 (+)

0,15 (+)

0110010

Grapefruits

0110020

Oranges

0110030

Lemons

0110040

Limes

0110050

Mandarins

0110990

Others

0120000

Tree nuts

0,015

0120010

Almonds

0,015

0120020

Brazil nuts

0,015

0120030

Cashew nuts

0,015

0120040

Chestnuts

0,015

0120050

Coconuts

0,015

0120060

Hazelnuts/cobnuts

0,015

0120070

Macadamias

0,015

0120080

Pecans

0,025

0120090

Pine nut kernels

0,015

0120100

Pistachios

0,015

0120110

Walnuts

0,015

0120990

Others

0,015

0130000

Pome fruits

0,4

0,3

0130010

Apples

0130020

Pears

0130030

Quinces

0130040

Medlars

0130050

Loquats/Japanese medlars

0130990

Others

0140000

Stone fruits

0140010

Apricots

0,15

0,07 (+)

0140020

Cherries (sweet)

0,03 (+)

0,6 (+)

0140030

Peaches

0,15

0,07

0140040

Plums

0,015

0,015

0140990

Others

0,015

0,015

0150000

Berries and small fruits

0151000

(a)

grapes

0,7 (+)

0,4 (+)

0151010

Table grapes

0151020

Wine grapes

0152000

(b)

strawberries

0,025 (+)

0,3 (+)

0153000

(c)

cane fruits

0,015

0,015

0153010

Blackberries

0153020

Dewberries

0153030

Raspberries (red and yellow)

0153990

Others

0154000

(d)

other small fruits and berries

0,015

0,015

0154010

Blueberries

0154020

Cranberries

0154030

Currants (black, red and white)

0154040

Gooseberries (green, red and yellow)

0154050

Rose hips

0154060

Mulberries (black and white)

0154070

Azaroles/Mediterranean medlars

0154080

Elderberries

0154990

Others

0160000

Miscellaneous fruits with

0161000

(a)

edible peel

0161010

Dates

0,015

0,015

0161020

Figs

0,015

0,015

0161030

Table olives

0,09

0,4

0161040

Kumquats

0,015

0,015

0161050

Carambolas

0,015

0,015

0161060

Kaki/Japanese persimmons

0,015

0,015

0161070

Jambuls/jambolans

0,015

0,015

0161990

Others

0,015

0,015

0162000

(b)

inedible peel, small

0,015

0,015

0162010

Kiwi fruits (green, red, yellow)

0162020

Litchis/lychees

0162030

Passionfruits/maracujas

0162040

Prickly pears/cactus fruits

0162050

Star apples/cainitos

0162060

American persimmons/Virginia kaki

0162990

Others

0163000

(c)

inedible peel, large

0163010

Avocados

0,03

0,5

0163020

Bananas

0,02

0,025

0163030

Mangoes

0,04

0,2

0163040

Papayas

0,015

0,025

0163050

Granate apples/pomegranates

0,015

0,015

0163060

Cherimoyas

0,015

0,015

0163070

Guavas

0,015

0,015

0163080

Pineapples

0,025 (+)

0,025 (+)

0163090

Breadfruits

0,015

0,015

0163100

Durians

0,015

0,015

0163110

Soursops/guanabanas

0,015

0,015

0163990

Others

0,015

0,015

0200000

VEGETABLES, FRESH or FROZEN

0210000

Root and tuber vegetables

0211000

(a)

potatoes

0,03

0,07

0212000

(b)

tropical root and tuber vegetables

0,015

0,015

0212010

Cassava roots/manioc

0212020

Sweet potatoes

0212030

Yams

0212040

Arrowroots

0212990

Others

0213000

(c)

other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beets

0213010

Beetroots

0,015

0,015

0213020

Carrots

0,06

0,3

0213030

Celeriacs/turnip rooted celeries

0,015

0,015

0213040

Horseradishes

0,015

0,015

0213050

Jerusalem artichokes

0,015

0,015

0213060

Parsnips

0,015

0,015

0213070

Parsley roots/Hamburg roots parsley

0,015

0,015

0213080

Radishes

0,015

0,015

0213090

Salsifies

0,015

0,015

0213100

Swedes/rutabagas

0,025

0,025

0213110

Turnips

0,015

0,015

0213990

Others

0,015

0,015

0220000

Bulb vegetables

0,015

0,015

0220010

Garlic

0220020

Onions

0220030

Shallots

0220040

Spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions

0220990

Others

0230000

Fruiting vegetables

0231000

(a)

solanacea

0231010

Tomatoes

0,04

0,2

0231020

Sweet peppers/bell peppers

0,04

0,7

0231030

Aubergines/eggplants

0,04

0,2

0231040

Okra/lady's fingers

0,015

0,015

0231990

Others

0,015

0,015

0232000

(b)

cucurbits with edible peel

0232010

Cucumbers

0,025

0,5

0232020

Gherkins

0,015

0,015

0232030

Courgettes

0,025

0,5

0232990

Others

0,015

0,015

0233000

(c)

cucurbits with inedible peel

0233010

Melons

0,025 (+)

0,15 (+)

0233020

Pumpkins

0,015

0,015

0233030

Watermelons

0,025 (+)

0,15 (+)

0233990

Others

0,015

0,015

0234000

(d)

sweet corn

0,015

0,025

0239000

(e)

other fruiting vegetables

0,015

0,015

0240000

Brassica vegetables (excluding brassica roots and brassica baby leaf crops)

0241000

(a)

flowering brassica

0,025

0241010

Broccoli

0,3

0241020

Cauliflowers

0,025

0241990

Others

0,015

0242000

(b)

head brassica

0,025

0,025

0242010

Brussels sprouts

0242020

Head cabbages

0242990

Others

0243000

(c)

leafy brassica

0,3

0,025

0243010

Chinese cabbages/pe-tsai

0243020

Kales

0243990

Others

0244000

(d)

kohlrabies

0,04 (+)

0,015

0250000

Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible flowers

0251000

(a)

lettuces and salad plants

0251010

Lamb's lettuces/corn salads

0,015

0,015

0251020

Lettuces

0,1

5

0251030

Escaroles/broad-leaved endives

0,1 (+)

5 (+)

0251040

Cresses and other sprouts and shoots

0,015

0,015

0251050

Land cresses

0,015

0,015

0251060

Roman rocket/rucola

0,015

0,015

0251070

Red mustards

0,015

0,015

0251080

Baby leaf crops (including brassica species)

0,015

0,015

0251990

Others

0,015

0,015

0252000

(b)

spinaches and similar leaves

0,015

0,015

0252010

Spinaches

0252020

Purslanes

0252030

Chards/beet leaves

0252990

Others

0253000

(c)

grape leaves and similar species

0,015

0,015

0254000

(d)

watercresses

0,015

0,015

0255000

(e)

witloofs/Belgian endives

0,015

0,015

0256000

(f)

herbs and edible flowers

1,5

0256010

Chervil

0,025

0256020

Chives

0,025

0256030

Celery leaves

0,025

0256040

Parsley

0,025

0256050

Sage

0,025

0256060

Rosemary

0,025

0256070

Thyme

0,025

0256080

Basil and edible flowers

1,5

0256090

Laurel/bay leave

0,025

0256100

Tarragon

0,025

0256990

Others

0,025

0260000

Legume vegetables

0260010

Beans (with pods)

0,2

0,3

0260020

Beans (without pods)

0,015

0,025

0260030

Peas (with pods)

0,2

0,3

0260040

Peas (without pods)

0,015

0,025

0260050

Lentils

0,015

0,025

0260990

Others

0,015

0,015

0270000

Stem vegetables

0270010

Asparagus

0,015

0,015

0270020

Cardoons

0,015

0,015

0270030

Celeries

0,04

1

0270040

Florence fennels

0,015

0,015

0270050

Globe artichokes

0,05

0,5

0270060

Leeks

0,015

0,015

0270070

Rhubarbs

0,015

0,015

0270080

Bamboo shoots

0,015

0,015

0270090

Palm hearts

0,015

0,015

0270990

Others

0,015

0,015

0280000

Fungi, mosses and lichens

0,015

0,015

0280010

Cultivated fungi

0280020

Wild fungi

0280990

Mosses and lichens

0290000

Algae and prokaryotes organisms

0,015

0,015

0300000

PULSES

0,02

0,04

0300010

Beans

0300020

Lentils

0300030

Peas

0300040

Lupins/lupini beans

0300990

Others

0400000

OILSEEDS AND OIL FRUITS

0401000

Oilseeds

0,025

0401010

Linseeds

0,025

0401020

Peanuts/groundnuts

0,025

0401030

Poppy seeds

0,025

0401040

Sesame seeds

0,025

0401050

Sunflower seeds

0,025

0401060

Rapeseeds/canola seeds

0,025

0401070

Soyabeans

0,04

0401080

Mustard seeds

0,025

0401090

Cotton seeds

0,025

0401100

Pumpkin seeds

0,025

0401110

Safflower seeds

0,025

0401120

Borage seeds

0,025

0401130

Gold of pleasure seeds

0,025

0401140

Hemp seeds

0,025

0401150

Castor beans

0,025

0401990

Others

0,015

0402000

Oil fruits

0402010

Olives for oil production

0,09

0,4

0402020

Oil palms kernels

0,015

0,015

0402030

Oil palms fruits

0,015

0,015

0402040

Kapok

0,015

0,015

0402990

Others

0,015

0,015

0500000

CEREALS

0500010

Barley

0,04

0,4

0500020

Buckwheat and other pseudo-cereals

0,015

0,015

0500030

Maize/corn

0,025

0,05

0500040

Common millet/proso millet

0,015

0,015

0500050

Oat

0,025

0,025

0500060

Rice

0,5

0,015

0500070

Rye

0,025

0,025

0500080

Sorghum

0,015

0,015

0500090

Wheat

0,025

0,05

0500990

Others

0,015

0,015

0600000

TEAS, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS, COCOA AND CAROBS

0610000

Teas

0,7

20

0620000

Coffee beans

0,05

0,2

0630000

Herbal infusions from

0,055

0,055

0631000

(a)

flowers

0631010

Chamomile

0631020

Hibiscus/roselle

0631030

Rose

0631040

Jasmine

0631050

Lime/linden

0631990

Others

0632000

(b)

leaves and herbs

0632010

Strawberry

0632020

Rooibos

0632030

Mate/maté

0632990

Others

0633000

(c)

roots

0633010

Valerian

0633020

Ginseng

0633990

Others

0639000

(d)

any other parts of the plant

0640000

Cocoa beans

0,025

0,025

0650000

Carobs/Saint John's breads

0,055

0,055

0700000

HOPS

0,07

0,09

0800000

SPICES

0810000

Seed spices

0,055

0,055

0810010

Anise/aniseed

0810020

Black caraway/black cumin

0810030

Celery

0810040

Coriander

0810050

Cumin

0810060

Dill

0810070

Fennel

0810080

Fenugreek

0810090

Nutmeg

0810990

Others

0820000

Fruit spices

0,055

0,055

0820010

Allspice/pimento

0820020

Sichuan pepper

0820030

Caraway

0820040

Cardamom

0820050

Juniper berry

0820060

Peppercorn (black, green and white)

0820070

Vanilla

0820080

Tamarind

0820990

Others

0830000

Bark spices

0,055

0,055

0830010

Cinnamon

0830990

Others

0840000

Root and rhizome spices

0840010

Liquorice

0,055

0,055

0840020

Ginger

0,055

0,055

0840030

Turmeric/curcuma

0,055

0,055

0840040

Horseradish

(+)

(+)

0840990

Others

0,055

0,055

0850000

Bud spices

0,055

0,055

0850010

Cloves

0850020

Capers

0850990

Others

0860000

Flower pistil spices

0,055

0,055

0860010

Saffron

0860990

Others

0870000

Aril spices

0,055

0,055

0870010

Mace

0870990

Others

0900000

SUGAR PLANTS

0900010

Sugar beet roots

0,025

0,025

0900020

Sugar canes

0,4

0,015

0900030

Chicory roots

0,015

0,015

0900990

Others

0,015

0,015

1000000

PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN -TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS

1010000

Tissues from

1011000

(a)

swine

1011010

Muscle

0,025

0,02

1011020

Fat tissue

0,025

0,015

1011030

Liver

0,2

0,015

1011040

Kidney

0,025

0,015

1011050

Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

0,2

0,02

1011990

Others

0,015

0,015

1012000

(b)

bovine

1012010

Muscle

0,025

0,02

1012020

Fat tissue

0,025

0,015

1012030

Liver

0,2

0,015

1012040

Kidney

0,025

0,015

1012050

Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

0,2

0,02

1012990

Others

0,015

0,015

1013000

(c)

sheep

1013010

Muscle

0,025

0,02

1013020

Fat tissue

0,025

0,015

1013030

Liver

0,2

0,015

1013040

Kidney

0,025

0,015

1013050

Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

0,2

0,02

1013990

Others

0,015

0,015

1014000

d)

goat

1014010

Muscle

0,025

0,02

1014020

Fat tissue

0,025

0,015

1014030

Liver

0,2

0,015

1014040

Kidney

0,025

0,015

1014050

Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

0,2

0,02

1014990

Others

0,015

0,015

1015000

(e)

equine

1015010

Muscle

0,025

0,02

1015020

Fat tissue

0,025

0,015

1015030

Liver

0,2

0,015

1015040

Kidney

0,025

0,015

1015050

Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

0,2

0,02

1015990

Others

0,015

0,015

1016000

(f)

poultry

0,015

1016010

Muscle

0,015

1016020

Fat tissue

0,015

1016030

Liver

0,1

1016040

Kidney

0,015

1016050

Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

0,1

1016990

Others

0,015

1017000

(g)

other farmed terrestrial animals

1017010

Muscle

0,025

0,02

1017020

Fat tissue

0,025

0,015

1017030

Liver

0,2

0,015

1017040

Kidney

0,025

0,015

1017050

Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

0,2

0,02

1017990

Others

0,015

0,015

1020000

Milk

0,02

0,05

1020010

Cattle

1020020

Sheep

1020030

Goat

1020040

Horse

1020990

Others

1030000

Birds eggs

0,015

0,015

1030010

Chicken

1030020

Duck

1030030

Geese

1030040

Quail

1030990

Others

1040000

Honey and other apiculture products

0,055

0,055

1050000

Amphibians and Reptiles

0,015

0,015

1060000

Terrestrial invertebrate animals

0,015

0,015

1070000

Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals

0,015

0,015

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination

For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRLs apply, reference should be made to Annex I.

Clothianidin

(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on storage stability as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 6 February 2018, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

0110000

Citrus fruits

0110010

Grapefruits

0110020

Oranges

0110030

Lemons

0110040

Limes

0110050

Mandarins

0110990

Others

(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on residue trials with thiamethoxam as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 6 February 2018, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

0140020

Cherries (sweet)

(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on storage stability as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 6 February 2018, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

0151000

grapes

0151010

Table grapes

0151020

Wine grapes

0152000

strawberries

0163080

Pineapples

(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on residue trials with thiamethoxam as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 6 February 2018, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

0233010

Melons

0233030

Watermelons

(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on residue trials as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 6 February 2018, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

0244000

kohlrabies

(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on residue trials with thiamethoxam as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 6 February 2018, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

0251030

Escaroles/broad-leaved endives

(+) The applicable maximum residue level for horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) in the spice group (code 0840040) is the one set for horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) in the Vegetables category, root and tuber vegetables group (code 0213040) taking into account changes in the levels by processing (drying) according to Art. 20 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

0840040

Horseradish

Thiamethoxam

(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on storage stability as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 6 February 2018, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

0110000

Citrus fruits

0110010

Grapefruits

0110020

Oranges

0110030

Lemons

0110040

Limes

0110050

Mandarins

0110990

Others

(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on residue trials as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 6 February 2018, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

0140010

Apricots

0140020

Cherries (sweet)

(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on storage stability as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 6 February 2018, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

0151000

grapes

0151010

Table grapes

0151020

Wine grapes

0152000

strawberries

0163080

Pineapples

(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on residue trials as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 6 February 2018, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

0233010

Melons

0233030

Watermelons

0251030

Escaroles/broad-leaved endives

(+) The applicable maximum residue level for horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) in the spice group (code 0840040) is the one set for horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) in the Vegetables category, root and tuber vegetables group (code 0213040) taking into account changes in the levels by processing (drying) according to Art. 20 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

0840040

Horseradish