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Document 32023R1536

    Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1536 of 25 July 2023 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for nicotine in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance)

    C/2023/4873

    OJ L 187, 26.7.2023, p. 6–25 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1536/oj

    26.7.2023   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 187/6


    COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/1536

    of 25 July 2023

    amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for nicotine 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/EEC (1), and in particular Article 14(1), point (a), thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    For nicotine, maximum residue levels (‘MRLs’) were set in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

    (2)

    The existing temporary MRL for nicotine in teas of 0,6 mg/kg was lowered by Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/377 (2) to 0,5 mg/kg based on monitoring data which demonstrated that such a lower level is achievable. This level is to be further lowered to 0,4 mg/kg after 22 February 2026 unless modified further in light of new information provided by 30 June 2025. As the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) had identified unacceptable risks for consumers from the existing MRL for teas (3), Regulation (EU) 2023/377 did not provide for transitional arrangements for teas produced before the modification of the MRLs.

    (3)

    The Authority has received new information from Ireland pointing out that the Irish consumption data based on which the Authority identified unacceptable risks for consumers from the existing MRL for nicotine in teas did not accurately reflect exposure of Irish children and would lead to an overestimation of the risk. Based on this new information, the Authority performed a new acute (short-term) dietary risk assessment for nicotine in teas, excluding the previously considered Irish consumption data, and concluded that the current MRL of 0,6 mg/kg for nicotine in teas is safe for consumers (4). Therefore, in order to allow for the normal marketing, processing and consumption of products, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional arrangement for teas that have been produced before the lowering of the MRL for nicotine in teas to 0,5 mg/kg, provided by Regulation (EU) 2023/377, as a high level of consumer protection is maintained.

    (4)

    As regards nicotine in rose hips, for which the temporary MRL was lowered by Regulation (EU) 2023/377 from 0,3 mg/kg to 0,2 mg/kg, the Authority confirmed the previously identified unacceptable risks for consumers resulting from the existing MRL of 0,3 mg/kg. Therefore, no transitional arrangement can be allowed for rose hips which have been produced before the lowering of the MRL.

    (5)

    As regards nicotine in seed spices and fruit spices, temporary MRLs were set at 0,02 mg/kg by Regulation (EU) 2023/377 until 22 February 2030, pending the submission and evaluation of new data and information on the natural occurrence or formation of nicotine in those products. The Commission has received new information from the European Union Reference Laboratories noting that a limit of determination (LOD) of 0,05 mg/kg may be more appropriate for seed spices and fruit spices. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish the MRLs for these products at the LOD of 0,05 mg/kg. Those MRLs will be reviewed; the review will take into account the information available by 22 February 2030.

    (6)

    As regards nicotine in cinnamon, a temporary MRL was set at 0,07 mg/kg by Regulation (EU) 2023/377, based on a combined data set for bark spices, root and rhizome spices, bud spices, flower pistil spices and aril spices. Recently, specific monitoring data on cinnamon were submitted to the Commission, indicating that residues may occur in this product at higher levels than the temporary MRL established by Regulation (EU) 2023/377. Based on those more specific data, the temporary MRL should be set at a level of 0,2 mg/kg, corresponding to the 95th percentile of all the sample results. That MRL will be reviewed; the review will take into account additional monitoring data available by 22 February 2030.

    (7)

    Based on the relevant risk assessments of the Authority (5) and taking into account the factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the proposed modifications to the MRLs fulfil the requirements of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

    (8)

    For technical reasons, the amendments to the MRLs for seed spices, fruit spices and cinnamon should apply later than those of Regulation (EU) 2023/377, while the transitional provision for the new MRLs for teas as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2023/377 should apply at the same time as Regulation (EU) 2023/377, to prevent a gap in the transitional arrangement.

    (9)

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

    (10)

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

    Article 2

    Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as it stood before being amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/377 shall continue to apply to teas which were produced in the Union or imported into the Union before 14 September 2023.

    Article 3

    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 15 September 2023.

    However, Article 2 shall apply from 14 September 2023.

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

    Done at Brussels, 25 July 2023.

    For the Commission

    The President

    Ursula VON DER LEYEN


    (1)   OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.

    (2)  Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/377 of 15 February 2023 amending Annexes II, III, IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for benzalkonium chloride (BAC), chlorpropham, didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC), flutriafol, metazachlor, nicotine, profenofos, quizalofop-P, sodium aluminium silicate, thiabendazole and triadimenol in or on certain products (OJ L 55, 22.2.2023, p. 1).

    (3)  European Food Safety Authority. Statement on the short-term (acute) dietary risk assessment for the temporary maximum residue levels for nicotine in rose hips, teas and capers. EFSA Journal 2022;20(9):7566.

    (4)  European Food Safety Authority. Statement on the revised targeted risk assessment for certain maximum residue levels for nicotine. EFSA Journal 2023;21(3):7883.

    (5)  European Food Safety Authority. Reasoned Opinion on the setting of temporary MRLs for nicotine in tea, herbal infusions, spices, rose hips and fresh herbs. EFSA Journal 2011;9(3):2098.


    ANNEX

    In Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 the column for ‘Nicotine’ is replaced by the following:

    Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

    Code number

    Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply (**)

    Nicotine

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    0100000

    FRUITS, FRESH or FROZEN; TREE NUTS

     

    0110000

    Citrus fruits

    0,01  (*)

    0110010

    Grapefruits

     

    0110020

    Oranges

     

    0110030

    Lemons

     

    0110040

    Limes

     

    0110050

    Mandarins

     

    0110990

    Others (2)

     

    0120000

    Tree nuts

    0,02  (*)

    0120010

    Almonds

     

    0120020

    Brazil nuts

     

    0120030

    Cashew nuts

     

    0120040

    Chestnuts

     

    0120050

    Coconuts

     

    0120060

    Hazelnuts/cobnuts

     

    0120070

    Macadamias

     

    0120080

    Pecans

     

    0120090

    Pine nut kernels

     

    0120100

    Pistachios

     

    0120110

    Walnuts

     

    0120990

    Others (2)

     

    0130000

    Pome fruits

    0,01  (*)

    0130010

    Apples

     

    0130020

    Pears

     

    0130030

    Quinces

     

    0130040

    Medlars

     

    0130050

    Loquats/Japanese medlars

     

    0130990

    Others (2)

     

    0140000

    Stone fruits

    0,01  (*)

    0140010

    Apricots

     

    0140020

    Cherries (sweet)

     

    0140030

    Peaches

     

    0140040

    Plums

     

    0140990

    Others (2)

     

    0150000

    Berries and small fruits

     

    0151000

    (a)

    grapes

    0,01  (*)

    0151010

    Table grapes

     

    0151020

    Wine grapes

     

    0152000

    (b)

    strawberries

    0,01  (*)

    0153000

    (c)

    cane fruits

    0,01  (*)

    0153010

    Blackberries

     

    0153020

    Dewberries

     

    0153030

    Raspberries (red and yellow)

     

    0153990

    Others (2)

     

    0154000

    (d)

    other small fruits and berries

     

    0154010

    Blueberries

    0,01  (*)

    0154020

    Cranberries

    0,01  (*)

    0154030

    Currants (black, red and white)

    0,01  (*)

    0154040

    Gooseberries (green, red and yellow)

    0,01  (*)

    0154050

    Rose hips

    0,2 (+)

    0154060

    Mulberries (black and white)

    0,01  (*)

    0154070

    Azaroles/Mediterranean medlars

    0,01  (*)

    0154080

    Elderberries

    0,01  (*)

    0154990

    Others (2)

    0,01  (*)

    0160000

    Miscellaneous fruitswith

     

    0161000

    (a)

    edible peel

     

    0161010

    Dates

    0,01  (*)

    0161020

    Figs

    0,01  (*)

    0161030

    Table olives

    0,02  (*)

    0161040

    Kumquats

    0,01  (*)

    0161050

    Carambolas

    0,01  (*)

    0161060

    Kaki/Japanese persimmons

    0,01  (*)

    0161070

    Jambuls/jambolans

    0,01  (*)

    0161990

    Others (2)

    0,01  (*)

    0162000

    (b)

    inedible peel, small

    0,01  (*)

    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 (2)

     

    0163000

    (c)

    inedible peel, large

     

    0163010

    Avocados

    0,02  (*)

    0163020

    Bananas

    0,01  (*)

    0163030

    Mangoes

    0,01  (*)

    0163040

    Papayas

    0,01  (*)

    0163050

    Granate apples/pomegranates

    0,01  (*)

    0163060

    Cherimoyas

    0,01  (*)

    0163070

    Guavas

    0,01  (*)

    0163080

    Pineapples

    0,01  (*)

    0163090

    Breadfruits

    0,01  (*)

    0163100

    Durians

    0,01  (*)

    0163110

    Soursops/guanabanas

    0,01  (*)

    0163990

    Others (2)

    0,01  (*)

    0200000

    VEGETABLES, FRESH or FROZEN

     

    0210000

    Root and tuber vegetables

    0,01  (*)

    0211000

    (a)

    potatoes

     

    0212000

    (b)

    tropical root and tuber vegetables

     

    0212010

    Cassava roots/manioc

     

    0212020

    Sweet potatoes

     

    0212030

    Yams

     

    0212040

    Arrowroots

     

    0212990

    Others (2)

     

    0213000

    (c)

    other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beets

     

    0213010

    Beetroots

     

    0213020

    Carrots

     

    0213030

    Celeriacs/turnip rooted celeries

     

    0213040

    Horseradishes

     

    0213050

    Jerusalem artichokes

     

    0213060

    Parsnips

     

    0213070

    Parsley roots/Hamburg roots parsley

     

    0213080

    Radishes

     

    0213090

    Salsifies

     

    0213100

    Swedes/rutabagas

     

    0213110

    Turnips

     

    0213990

    Others (2)

     

    0220000

    Bulb vegetables

    0,01  (*)

    0220010

    Garlic

     

    0220020

    Onions

     

    0220030

    Shallots

     

    0220040

    Spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions

     

    0220990

    Others (2)

     

    0230000

    Fruiting vegetables

    0,01  (*)

    0231000

    (a)

    Solanaceae and Malvaceae

     

    0231010

    Tomatoes

     

    0231020

    Sweet peppers/bell peppers

     

    0231030

    Aubergines/eggplants

     

    0231040

    Okra/lady's fingers

     

    0231990

    Others (2)

     

    0232000

    (b)

    cucurbits with edible peel

     

    0232010

    Cucumbers

     

    0232020

    Gherkins

     

    0232030

    Courgettes

     

    0232990

    Others (2)

     

    0233000

    (c)

    cucurbits with inedible peel

     

    0233010

    Melons

     

    0233020

    Pumpkins

     

    0233030

    Watermelons

     

    0233990

    Others (2)

     

    0234000

    (d)

    sweet corn

     

    0239000

    (e)

    other fruiting vegetables

     

    0240000

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

    0,01  (*)

    0241000

    (a)

    flowering brassica

     

    0241010

    Broccoli

     

    0241020

    Cauliflowers

     

    0241990

    Others (2)

     

    0242000

    (b)

    head brassica

     

    0242010

    Brussels sprouts

     

    0242020

    Head cabbages

     

    0242990

    Others (2)

     

    0243000

    (c)

    leafy brassica

     

    0243010

    Chinese cabbages/pe-tsai

     

    0243020

    Kales

     

    0243990

    Others (2)

     

    0244000

    (d)

    kohlrabies

     

    0250000

    Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible flowers

     

    0251000

    (a)

    lettuces and salad plants

    0,01  (*)

    0251010

    Lamb's lettuces/corn salads

     

    0251020

    Lettuces

     

    0251030

    Escaroles/broad-leaved endives

     

    0251040

    Cresses and other sprouts and shoots

     

    0251050

    Land cresses

     

    0251060

    Roman rocket/rucola

     

    0251070

    Red mustards

     

    0251080

    Baby leaf crops (including brassica species)

     

    0251990

    Others (2)

     

    0252000

    (b)

    spinaches and similar leaves

    0,01  (*)

    0252010

    Spinaches

     

    0252020

    Purslanes

     

    0252030

    Chards/beet leaves

     

    0252990

    Others (2)

     

    0253000

    (c)

    grape leaves and similar species

    0,01  (*)

    0254000

    (d)

    watercresses

    0,01  (*)

    0255000

    (e)

    witloofs/Belgian endives

    0,01  (*)

    0256000

    (f)

    herbs and edible flowers

    0,1 (+)

    0256010

    Chervil

    (+)

    0256020

    Chives

    (+)

    0256030

    Celery leaves

    (+)

    0256040

    Parsley

    (+)

    0256050

    Sage

    (+)

    0256060

    Rosemary

    (+)

    0256070

    Thyme

    (+)

    0256080

    Basil and edible flowers

    (+)

    0256090

    Laurel/bay leaves

    (+)

    0256100

    Tarragon

    (+)

    0256990

    Others (2)

    (+)

    0260000

    Legume vegetables

    0,01  (*)

    0260010

    Beans (with pods)

     

    0260020

    Beans (without pods)

     

    0260030

    Peas (with pods)

     

    0260040

    Peas (without pods)

     

    0260050

    Lentils

     

    0260990

    Others (2)

     

    0270000

    Stem vegetables

    0,01  (*)

    0270010

    Asparagus

     

    0270020

    Cardoons

     

    0270030

    Celeries

     

    0270040

    Florence fennels

     

    0270050

    Globe artichokes

     

    0270060

    Leeks

     

    0270070

    Rhubarbs

     

    0270080

    Bamboo shoots

     

    0270090

    Palm hearts

     

    0270990

    Others (2)

     

    0280000

    Fungi, mosses and lichens

     

    0280010

    Cultivated fungi

    0,01  (*)

    0280020

    Wild fungi

    0,02 (+)

    0280990

    Mosses and lichens

    0,01  (*)

    0290000

    Algae and prokaryotes organisms

    0,01  (*)

    0300000

    PULSES

    0,01  (*)

    0300010

    Beans

     

    0300020

    Lentils

     

    0300030

    Peas

     

    0300040

    Lupins/lupini beans

     

    0300990

    Others (2)

     

    0400000

    OILSEEDS AND OIL FRUITS

    0,02  (*)

    0401000

    Oilseeds

     

    0401010

    Linseeds

     

    0401020

    Peanuts/groundnuts

     

    0401030

    Poppy seeds

     

    0401040

    Sesame seeds

     

    0401050

    Sunflower seeds

     

    0401060

    Rapeseeds/canola seeds

     

    0401070

    Soyabeans

     

    0401080

    Mustard seeds

     

    0401090

    Cotton seeds

     

    0401100

    Pumpkin seeds

     

    0401110

    Safflower seeds

     

    0401120

    Borage seeds

     

    0401130

    Gold of pleasure seeds

     

    0401140

    Hemp seeds

     

    0401150

    Castor beans

     

    0401990

    Others (2)

     

    0402000

    Oil fruits

     

    0402010

    Olives for oil production

     

    0402020

    Oil palms kernels

     

    0402030

    Oil palms fruits

     

    0402040

    Kapok

     

    0402990

    Others (2)

     

    0500000

    CEREALS

    0,02  (*)

    0500010

    Barley

     

    0500020

    Buckwheat and other pseudocereals

     

    0500030

    Maize/corn

     

    0500040

    Common millet/proso millet

     

    0500050

    Oat

     

    0500060

    Rice

     

    0500070

    Rye

     

    0500080

    Sorghum

     

    0500090

    Wheat

     

    0500990

    Others (2)

     

    0600000

    TEAS, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS, COCOA AND CAROBS

     

    0610000

    Teas

    0,5 (+)

    0620000

    Coffee beans

     

    0630000

    Herbal infusions from

    0,3 (+)

    0631000

    (a)

    flowers

    (+)

    0631010

    Chamomile

    (+)

    0631020

    Hibiscus/roselle

    (+)

    0631030

    Rose

    (+)

    0631040

    Jasmine

    (+)

    0631050

    Lime/linden

    (+)

    0631990

    Others (2)

    (+)

    0632000

    (b)

    leaves and herbs

    (+)

    0632010

    Strawberry

    (+)

    0632020

    Rooibos

    (+)

    0632030

    Mate/maté

    (+)

    0632990

    Others (2)

    (+)

    0633000

    (c)

    roots

    (+)

    0633010

    Valerian

    (+)

    0633020

    Ginseng

    (+)

    0633990

    Others (2)

    (+)

    0639000

    (d)

    any other parts of the plant

    (+)

    0640000

    Cocoa beans

    0,05  (*)

    0650000

    Carobs/Saint John's breads

    0,05  (*)

    0700000

    HOPS

    0,05  (*)

    0800000

    SPICES

     

    0810000

    Seed spices

    0,05  (*)(+)

    0810010

    Anise/aniseed

    (+)

    0810020

    Black caraway/black cumin

    (+)

    0810030

    Celery

    (+)

    0810040

    Coriander

    (+)

    0810050

    Cumin

    (+)

    0810060

    Dill

    (+)

    0810070

    Fennel

    (+)

    0810080

    Fenugreek

    (+)

    0810090

    Nutmeg

    (+)

    0810990

    Others (2)

    (+)

    0820000

    Fruit spices

    0,05  (*)(+)

    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 (2)

    (+)

    0830000

    Bark spices

     

    0830010

    Cinnamon

    0,2 (+)

    0830990

    Others (2)

    0,07 (+)

    0840000

    Root and rhizome spices

    (+)

    0840010

    Liquorice

    0,07 (+)

    0840020

    Ginger (10)

     

    0840030

    Turmeric/curcuma

    0,07 (+)

    0840040

    Horseradish (11)

     

    0840990

    Others (2)

    0,07 (+)

    0850000

    Bud spices

    0,07 (+)

    0850010

    Cloves

    (+)

    0850020

    Capers

    (+)

    0850990

    Others (2)

    (+)

    0860000

    Flower pistil spices

    0,07 (+)

    0860010

    Saffron

    (+)

    0860990

    Others (2)

    (+)

    0870000

    Aril spices

    0,07 (+)

    0870010

    Mace

    (+)

    0870990

    Others (2)

    (+)

    0900000

    SUGAR PLANTS

    0,01  (*)

    0900010

    Sugar beet roots

     

    0900020

    Sugar canes

     

    0900030

    Chicory roots

     

    0900990

    Others (2)

     

    1000000

    PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN -TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS

     

    1010000

    Commodities from

    0,01  (*)

    1011000

    (a)

    swine

     

    1011010

    Muscle

     

    1011020

    Fat

     

    1011030

    Liver

     

    1011040

    Kidney

     

    1011050

    Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

     

    1011990

    Others (2)

     

    1012000

    (b)

    bovine

     

    1012010

    Muscle

     

    1012020

    Fat

     

    1012030

    Liver

     

    1012040

    Kidney

     

    1012050

    Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

     

    1012990

    Others (2)

     

    1013000

    (c)

    sheep

     

    1013010

    Muscle

     

    1013020

    Fat

     

    1013030

    Liver

     

    1013040

    Kidney

     

    1013050

    Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

     

    1013990

    Others (2)

     

    1014000

    d)

    goat

     

    1014010

    Muscle

     

    1014020

    Fat

     

    1014030

    Liver

     

    1014040

    Kidney

     

    1014050

    Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

     

    1014990

    Others (2)

     

    1015000

    (e)

    equine

     

    1015010

    Muscle

     

    1015020

    Fat

     

    1015030

    Liver

     

    1015040

    Kidney

     

    1015050

    Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

     

    1015990

    Others (2)

     

    1016000

    (f)

    poultry

     

    1016010

    Muscle

     

    1016020

    Fat

     

    1016030

    Liver

     

    1016040

    Kidney

     

    1016050

    Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

     

    1016990

    Others (2)

     

    1017000

    (g)

    other farmed terrestrial animals

     

    1017010

    Muscle

     

    1017020

    Fat

     

    1017030

    Liver

     

    1017040

    Kidney

     

    1017050

    Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)

     

    1017990

    Others (2)

     

    1020000

    Milk

    0,01  (*)

    1020010

    Cattle

     

    1020020

    Sheep

     

    1020030

    Goat

     

    1020040

    Horse

     

    1020990

    Others (2)

     

    1030000

    Birds eggs

    0,05  (*)

    1030010

    Chicken

     

    1030020

    Duck

     

    1030030

    Geese

     

    1030040

    Quail

     

    1030990

    Others (2)

     

    1040000

    Honey and other apiculture products (7)

    0,05  (*)

    1050000

    Amphibians and Reptiles

    0,01  (*)

    1060000

    Terrestrial invertebrate animals

    0,01  (*)

    1070000

    Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals

    0,01  (*)

    1100000

    PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN - FISH, FISHPRODUCTS AND ANY OTHER MARINE AND FRESHWATER FOOD PRODUCTS (8)

     

    1200000

    PRODUCTS OR PART OF PRODUCTS EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR ANIMAL FEED PRODUCTION (8)

     

    1300000

    PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS (9)

     

    Nicotine

    Scientific evidence is not conclusive to demonstrate that nicotine occurs naturally in the concerned crop and to elucidate its mechanism of formation. When reviewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information, if it is submitted by 22 February 2030, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

    0154050 Rose hips

    0256000 (f) herbs and edible flowers

    0256010 Chervil

    0256020 Chives

    0256030 Celery leaves

    0256040 Parsley

    0256050 Sage

    0256060 Rosemary

    0256070 Thyme

    0256080 Basil and edible flowers

    0256090 Laurel/bay leaves

    0256100 Tarragon

    0256990 Others (2)

    0630000 Herbal infusions from

    0631000 (a) flowers

    0631010 Chamomile

    0631020 Hibiscus/roselle

    0631030 Rose

    0631040 Jasmine

    0631050 Lime/linden

    0631990 Others (2)

    0632000 (b) leaves and herbs

    0632010 Strawberry

    0632020 Rooibos

    0632030 Mate/maté

    0632990 Others (2)

    0633000 (c) roots

    0633010 Valerian

    0633020 Ginseng

    0633990 Others (2)

    0639000 (d) any other parts of the plant

    0800000 SPICES

    0810000 Seed spices

    0810010 Anise/aniseed

    0810020 Black caraway/black cumin

    0810030 Celery

    0810040 Coriander

    0810050 Cumin

    0810060 Dill

    0810070 Fennel

    0810080 Fenugreek

    0810090 Nutmeg

    0810990 Others (2)

    0820000 Fruit spices

    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 (2)

    0830000 Bark spices

    0830010 Cinnamon

    0830990 Others (2)

    0840000 Root and rhizome spices

    0840010 Liquorice

    0840030 Turmeric/curcuma

    0840990 Others (2)

    0850000 Bud spices

    0850010 Cloves

    0850020 Capers

    0850990 Others (2)

    0860000 Flower pistil spices

    0860010 Saffron

    0860990 Others (2)

    0870000 Aril spices

    0870010 Mace

    0870990 Others (2)

    The following MRLs apply to dried wild mushrooms: 2,3 mg/kg for ceps, 1,2 mg/kg for dried wild mushrooms other than ceps. Recent monitoring data show that residues of nicotine occurs in dried ceps and dried wild mushrooms other than ceps. Scientific evidence is not conclusive to demonstrate that nicotine occurs naturally in the concerned crop and to elucidate its mechanism of formation. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information, if it is submitted by 25 July 2029, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.

    0280020 Wild fungi

    Scientific evidence is not conclusive to demonstrate that nicotine occurs naturally in the concerned crop and to elucidate its mechanism of formation. Temporary MRL valid until 22 February 2026. After this date the MRL will be 0,4 mg/kg unless further modified by a Regulation in light of new information provided by 30 June 2025 at the latest.

    0610000 Teas


    (*)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

    (**)  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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