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:
On 11 July 2015, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopted Codex maximum residue limits (CXLs) for clothianidin and thiamethoxam2.
Maximum residue levels (MRLs) are set for those substances in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
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.
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.
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.
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