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Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/891 of 22 March 2024 amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bifenazate in or on certain products
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/891 of 22 March 2024 amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bifenazate in or on certain products
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/891 of 22 March 2024 amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bifenazate in or on certain products
C/2024/1806
OJ L, 2024/891, 25.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/891/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2024/891
of 22 March 2024
amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bifenazate in or on certain products
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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/EEC (1), and in particular Article 14(1), point (a), and Article 18(1), point (b), thereof,
Whereas:
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For bifenazate, maximum residue levels (‘MRLs’) were set in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. |
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The approval of the active substance bifenazate was renewed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/698 (2). The consumer risk assessment for edible crops could not be finalised, as relevant information needed to ensure consumer safety was not provided and the toxicity of a relevant metabolite could not be determined. This was due to data gaps (3) that could have an impact on the assessment of residue levels in the different crops and due to missing toxicological reference values for metabolite D3598 (bifenazate-diazene) included in the residue definition. Therefore, Regulation (EU) 2022/698 restricted the use of the active substance bifenazate to non-edible crops kept in permanent greenhouses. |
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According to Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), Member States can decide on the duration of the grace periods for sale and distribution, the disposal, storage, and use of existing stocks of the plant protection product concerned. Maximum grace periods granted by Member States for bifenazate will expire on or before 1 January 2024. |
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As bifenazate based plant protection products are only approved to be used in non-edible crops, it is appropriate to lower the MRLs set out for this substance in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and list them in Annex V to that Regulation by establishing them at the limit of determination (‘LOD’) once the grace periods will have expired. Additionally, for the avoidance of doubt, the footnotes indicating lack of information on hydrolysis should be deleted. |
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The Commission consulted the European Union Reference laboratories for residues of pesticides as regards the appropriate LODs. Those laboratories proposed product specific LODs that are analytically achievable for those products for which MRLs are established at the LOD. |
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Through the World Trade Organisation, the trading partners of the Union were consulted on the new MRLs and their comments have been taken into account. |
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Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before the new MRLs become applicable in order to permit Member States, third countries and food business operators to adapt themselves to the requirements which result from the amendments. |
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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
Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are 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.
It shall apply from 14 October 2024.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 March 2024.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/698 of 3 May 2022 renewing the approval of the active substance bifenazate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 130, 4.5.2022, p. 3).
(3) European Food Safety Authority’s conclusion on the updated peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance bifenazate. EFSA Journal 2021;19(8):6818.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
ANNEX
Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended as follows:
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in Annex II, the column for bifenazate is deleted; |
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in Annex V, the following column for bifenazate is added: ANNEX V PESTICIDE RESIDUES AND MAXIMUM RESIDUE LEVELS (MG/KG)
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(*1) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination
(1) For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRL's apply, reference should be made to Annex I
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