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Document 32006L0092

Commission Directive 2006/92/EC of 9 November 2006 amending Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for captan, dichlorvos, ethion and folpet (Text with EEA relevance)

OJ L 311, 10.11.2006, p. 31–45 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ L 314M, 1.12.2007, p. 331–345 (MT)
Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 03 Volume 076 P. 222 - 237
Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 03 Volume 076 P. 222 - 237

Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/08/2008; Implicitly repealed by 32005R0396

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10.11.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 311/31


COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/92/EC

of 9 November 2006

amending Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for captan, dichlorvos, ethion and folpet

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 76/895/EEC of 23 November 1976 relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (4), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In the case of cereals and products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables, residue levels reflect the use of minimum quantities of pesticides necessary to achieve effective protection of plants, applied in such a manner that the amount of residue is as low as is practicable and toxicologically acceptable, having regard, in particular to the protection of the environment and the estimated dietary intake of consumers. In the case of foodstuffs of animal origin, residue levels reflect the consumption by animals of cereals and products of plant origin treated with pesticides and, where relevant, the direct consequences of the use of veterinary medicines. Community maximum residue levels (MRLs) represent the upper limit of the amount of such residues that might be expected to be found in commodities when good agricultural practices have been respected.

(2)

MRLs for pesticides are kept under review and changed to take account of new information and data. MRLs are fixed at the lower limit of analytical determination where authorised uses of plant protection products do not result in detectable levels of pesticide residue in or on the food product, or where there are no authorised uses, or where uses which have been authorised by Member States have not been supported by the necessary data, or where uses in third countries resulting in residues in or on food products which may enter into circulation in the Community market have not been supported by the necessary data.

(3)

The Commission was informed that for several pesticides current MRLs may need to be revised in the light of the availability of new information on the toxicology and consumer intake. The Commission has asked the relevant rapporteur Member States to make proposals for the review of Community MRLs. Such proposals were submitted to the Commission.

(4)

The lifetime and short-term exposure of consumers to the pesticides referred to in this Directive via food products has been reassessed and evaluated in accordance with Community procedures and practices, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation (5). On that basis, it is appropriate to fix new MRLs, which will ensure that there is no unacceptable consumer exposure.

(5)

Where relevant, the acute exposure of consumers to those pesticides via each of the food products that may contain residues has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with Community procedures and practices, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation. It is concluded that the presence of pesticide residues at or below the new MRLs will not cause acute toxic effects.

(6)

Through the World Trade Organisation, the Community’s trading partners have been consulted about the new MRLs and their comments on these levels have been taken into account.

(7)

The Annexes to Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

In Annex II to Directive 76/895/EEC the entries relating to captan, dichlorvos, ethion, and folpet are deleted.

Article 2

Directive 86/362/EEC is amended as follows:

(a)

in Part A of Annex II, the lines for captan, ethion and folpet as set out in Annex I to this Directive are added;

(b)

in Part A of Annex II, the line for dichlorvos is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Directive.

Article 3

Directive 90/642/EEC is amended as follows:

(a)

in Annex II, the lines for captan, and folpet as set out in Annex III to this Directive, are added;

(b)

in Annex II, the lines for dichlorvos and ethion, are replaced by the text in Annex IV to this Directive.

Article 4

1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 10 May 2007 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

They shall apply those provisions from 11 May 2007.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 5

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 6

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 November 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission


(1)  OJ L 340, 9.12.1976, p. 26. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/59/EC (OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 61).

(2)  OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/62/EC (OJ L 206, 27.7.2006, p. 27).

(3)  OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/62/EC.

(4)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/85/EC (OJ L 293, 24.10.2006, p. 3).

(5)  Guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues (revised), prepared by the GEMS/Food Programme in collaboration with the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, published by the World Health Organisation 1997 (WHO/FSF/FOS/97.7).


ANNEX I

Pesticide residues

Maximum levels in mg/kg

‘Captan

0,02 (1)

Cereals

Ethion

0,01 (1)

Cereals

Folpet

2 Wheat, Barley

0,02 (1) Other cereals


(1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’


ANNEX II

Pesticide residues

Maximum levels in mg/kg

‘Dichlorvos

0,01 (1)

Cereals


(1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’


ANNEX III

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Captan

Folpet

‘1.   

Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts

(i)

CITRUS FRUIT

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

Grapefruit

 

 

Lemons

 

 

Limes

 

 

Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids)

 

 

Oranges

 

 

Pomelos

 

 

Others

 

 

(ii)

TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)

 

0,02 (2)

Almonds

0,3

 

Brazil nuts

 

 

Cashew nuts

 

 

Chestnuts

 

 

Coconuts

 

 

Hazelnuts

 

 

Macadamia

 

 

Pecans

 

 

Pine nuts

 

 

Pistachios

 

 

Walnuts

 

 

Others

0,02 (2)

 

(iii)

POME FRUIT

3 (1)

3 (1)

Apples

 

 

Pears

 

 

Quinces

 

 

Others

 

 

(iv)

STONE FRUIT

 

 

Apricots

3

 

Cherries

5

2

Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids)

 

 

Plums

1

 

Others

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(v)

BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT

 

 

(a)

Table and wine grapes

0,02 (2)

 

Table grapes

 

0,02 (2)

Wine grapes

 

5

(b)

Strawberries (other than wild)

3 (1)

3 (1)

(c)

Cane fruit (other than wild)

 

 

Blackberries

3 (1)

3 (1)

Dewberries

 

 

Loganberries

 

 

Raspberries

3 (1)

3 (1)

Others

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(d)

Other small fruit and berries (other than wild)

 

 

Bilberries

 

 

Cranberries

 

 

Currants (red, black and white)

3 (1)

3 (1)

Gooseberries

3 (1)

3 (1)

Others

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(e)

Wild berries and wild fruit

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(vi)

MISCELLANEOUS

 

0,02 (2)

Avocados

 

 

Bananas

 

 

Dates

 

 

Figs

 

 

Kiwi

 

 

Kumquats

 

 

Litchis

 

 

Mangoes

2

 

Olives (table consumption)

 

 

Olives (oil extraction)

 

 

Papaya

 

 

Passion fruit

 

 

Pineapples

 

 

Pomegranate

 

 

Others

0,02 (2)

 

2.   

Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry

(i)

ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES

 

0,02 (2)

Beetroot

 

 

Carrots

0,1

 

Cassava

 

 

Celeriac

0,1

 

Horseradish

 

 

Jerusalem artichokes

 

 

Parsnips

 

 

Parsley root

 

 

Radishes

 

 

Salsify

 

 

Sweet potatoes

 

 

Swedes

 

 

Turnips

 

 

Yam

 

 

Others

0,02 (2)

 

(ii)

BULB VEGETABLES

0,02 (2)

 

Garlic

 

 

Onions

 

0,1

Shallots

 

 

Spring onions

 

 

Others

 

0,02 (2)

(iii)

FRUITING VEGETABLES

 

 

(a)

Solanacea

 

0,02 (2)

Tomatoes

2 (1)

2 (1)

Peppers

0,1

 

Aubergines

 

 

Okra

 

 

Others

0,02 (2)

 

(b)

Cucurbits — edible peel

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

Cucumbers

 

 

Gherkins

 

 

Courgettes

 

 

Others

 

 

(c)

Cucurbits — inedible peel

 

1

Melons

0,1

 

Squashes

 

 

Watermelons

 

 

Others

0,02 (2)

 

(d)

Sweetcorn

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(iv)

BRASSICA VEGETABLES

0,02 (2)

 

(a)

Flowering brassica

 

0,02 (2)

Broccoli

 

 

Cauliflower

 

 

Others

 

 

(b)

Head brassica

 

0,02 (2)

Brussels sprouts

 

 

Head cabbage

 

 

Others

 

 

(c)

Leafy brassica

 

0,02 (2)

Chinese cabbage

 

 

Kale

 

 

Others

 

 

(d)

Kohlrabi

 

0,05

(v)

LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS

 

 

(a)

Lettuce and similar

 

 

Cress

 

 

Lamb's lettuce

 

 

Lettuce

 

2

Scarole

2

 

Ruccola

 

 

Leaves and stems of brassica

 

 

Others

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(b)

Spinach and similar

 

0,02 (2)

Spinach

0,1

 

Beet leaves (chard)

 

 

Others

0,02 (2)

 

(c)

Watercress

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(d)

Witloof

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(e)

Herbs

 

0,02 (2)

Chervil

 

 

Chives

 

 

Parsley

0,1

 

Celery leaves

 

 

Others

0,02 (2)

 

(vi)

LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)

 

 

Beans (with pods)

2 (1)

2 (1)

Beans (without pods)

2 (1)

2 (1)

Peas (with pods)

 

 

Peas (without pods)

 

 

Others

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(vii)

STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)

 

 

Asparagus

 

 

Cardoons

 

 

Celery

0,1

 

Fennel

 

 

Globe artichokes

 

 

Leek

2

 

Rhubarb

 

 

Others

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(viii)

FUNGI

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

(a)

Cultivated mushrooms

 

 

(b)

Wild mushrooms

 

 

3.

Pulses

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

Beans

 

 

Lentils

 

 

Peas

 

 

Lupines

 

 

Others

 

 

4.

Oil seed

0,02 (2)

0,02 (2)

Linseed

 

 

Peanuts

 

 

Poppy seeds

 

 

Sesame seeds

 

 

Sunflower seed

 

 

Rapeseed

 

 

Soya bean

 

 

Mustard seed

 

 

Cotton seed

 

 

Hemp seed

 

 

Others

 

 

5.

Potatoes

0,05

0,1

Early potatoes

 

 

Ware potatoes

 

 

6.

Tea (leaves and stems, dried, fermented or otherwise, from the leaves of Camellia sinensis)

0,05 (2)

0,05 (2)

7.

Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder

0,05 (2)

150


(1)  Sum of captan and folpet.

(2)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’


ANNEX IV

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Dichlorvos

Ethion

‘1.

Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts

0,01 (1)

0,01 (1)

(i)

CITRUS FRUIT

 

 

Grapefruit

 

 

Lemons

 

 

Limes

 

 

Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids)

 

 

Oranges

 

 

Pomelos

 

 

Others

 

 

(ii)

TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)

 

 

Almonds

 

 

Brazil nuts

 

 

Cashew nuts

 

 

Chestnuts

 

 

Coconuts

 

 

Hazelnuts

 

 

Macadamia

 

 

Pecans

 

 

Pine nuts

 

 

Pistachios

 

 

Walnuts

 

 

Others

 

 

(iii)

POME FRUIT

 

 

Apples

 

 

Pears

 

 

Quinces

 

 

Others

 

 

(iv)

STONE FRUIT

 

 

Apricots

 

 

Cherries

 

 

Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids)

 

 

Plums

 

 

Others

 

 

(v)

BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT

 

 

(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

 

 

Dates

 

 

Figs

 

 

Kiwi

 

 

Kumquats

 

 

Litchis

 

 

Mangoes

 

 

Olives (table consumption)

 

 

Olives (oil extraction)

 

 

Papaya

 

 

Passion fruit

 

 

Pineapples

 

 

Pomegranate

 

 

Others

 

 

2.

Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry

0,01 (1)

 

(i)

ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES

 

0,01 (1)

Beetroot

 

 

Carrots

 

 

Cassava

 

 

Celeriac

 

 

Horseradish

 

 

Jerusalem artichokes

 

 

Parsnips

 

 

Parsley root

 

 

Radishes

 

 

Salsify

 

 

Sweet potatoes

 

 

Swedes

 

 

Turnips

 

 

Yam

 

 

Others

 

 

(ii)

BULB VEGETABLES

 

0,01 (1)

Garlic

 

 

Onions

 

 

Shallots

 

 

Spring onions

 

 

Others

 

 

(iii)

FRUITING VEGETABLES

 

0,01 (1)

(a)

Solanacea

 

 

Tomatoes

 

 

Peppers

 

 

Aubergines

 

 

Okra

 

 

Others

 

 

(b)

Cucurbits — edible peel

 

 

Cucumbers

 

 

Gherkins

 

 

Courgettes

 

 

Others

 

 

(c)

Cucurbits — inedible peel

 

 

Melons

 

 

Squashes

 

 

Watermelons

 

 

Others

 

 

(d)

Sweetcorn

 

 

(iv)

BRASSICA VEGETABLES

 

0,01 (1)

(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 and similar

 

0,01 (1)

Cress

 

 

Lamb's lettuce

 

 

Lettuce

 

 

Scarole

 

 

Ruccola

 

 

Leaves and stems of brassica

 

 

Others

 

 

(b)

Spinach and similar

 

0,01 (1)

Spinach

 

 

Beet leaves (chard)

 

 

Others

 

 

(c)

Watercress

 

0,01 (1)

(d)

Witloof

 

0,01 (1)

(e)

Herbs

 

 

Chervil

 

 

Chives

 

 

Parsley

 

2

Celery leaves

 

 

Others

 

0,01 (1)

(vi)

LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)

 

0,01 (1)

Beans (with pods)

 

 

Beans (without pods)

 

 

Peas (with pods)

 

 

Peas (without pods)

 

 

Others

 

 

(vii)

STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)

 

 

Asparagus

 

 

Cardoons

 

 

Celery

 

0,1

Fennel

 

 

Globe artichokes

 

 

Leek

 

 

Rhubarb

 

 

Others

 

0,01 (1)

(viii)

FUNGI

 

0,01 (1)

(a)

Cultivated mushrooms

 

 

(b)

Wild mushrooms

 

 

3.

Pulses

0,01 (1)

0,01 (1)

Beans

 

 

Lentils

 

 

Peas

 

 

Lupines

 

 

Others

 

 

4.

Oil seed

0,01 (1)

0,02 (1)

Linseed

 

 

Peanuts

 

 

Poppy seeds

 

 

Sesame seeds

 

 

Sunflower seed

 

 

Rapeseed

 

 

Soya bean

 

 

Mustard seed

 

 

Cotton seed

 

 

Hemp seed

 

 

Others

 

 

5.

Potatoes

0,01 (1)

0,01 (1)

Early potatoes

 

 

Ware potatoes

 

 

6.

Tea (leaves and stems, dried, fermented or otherwise, from the leaves of Camellia sinensis)

0,02 (1)

3

7.

Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder

0,02 (1)

0,02 (1)


(1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’


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