27.6.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 166/67

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 556/2012

of 26 June 2012

amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for spinosad in or on raspberries

(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 18(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

For spinosad maximum residue levels (MRLs) are set in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

(2)

In accordance with Article 53 of 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 (2), France notified on 11 May 2012 to the Commission the temporary authorisation of plant protection products containing the active substance spinosad, due to an unexpected outbreak of Drosophila suzukii, a danger that was unforeseeable and could not be contained by any other reasonable means. Consequently, France has also notified to the other Member States, the Commission and The European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter "the Authority", in accordance with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 that it has authorised the placing on the market in its territory of raspberries containing pesticide residues exceeding the relevant MRL. Currently, that MRL is set at 0,3.

(3)

France submitted to the Commission an appropriate consumer risk assesment and proposed a temporary MRL on that basis.

(4)

The Authority assessed the data provided and issued a statement (3) on the safety of the proposed temporary MRL.

(5)

The Authority concluded that the use of spinosad on raspberries, as authorised in France, is not likely to result in a consumer exposure exceeding the toxicological reference value and therefore is not expected to pose a public health concern.

(6)

Based on the statement of the Authority and taking into account the factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the appropriate modification to the MRL fulfil the requirements of Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

(7)

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

(8)

Given that the emergency uses of plant protection products containing spinosad are already authorized by France and the resulting urgent need to ensure a high level of consumer protection, it is appropriate to provide for the MRL by applying the procedure referred to in Article 45(5) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

(9)

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

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

This Regulation shall enter into force on the next 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, 26 June 2012.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1)   OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.

(2)   OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.

(3)  European Food Safety Authority; Statement on the modification of the existing MRL for spinosad in raspberries. EFSA Journal 2012;10(5):2751 [26 pp.] doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2751 Available online: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournal.htm

ANNEX

In Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the column for spinosad 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 (1)

Spinosad: sum of spinosyn A and spinosyn D, expressed as spinosad (F)

(1)

(2)

(3)

0100000

1.

 FRUIT FRESH OR FROZEN; NUTS

 

0110000

(i)

 Citrus fruit

0,3

0110010

Grapefruit (Shaddocks, pomelos, sweeties, tangelo (except mineola), ugli and other hybrids)

 

0110020

Oranges (Bergamot, bitter orange, chinotto and other hybrids)

 

0110030

Lemons (Citron, lemon)

 

0110040

Limes

 

0110050

Mandarins (Clementine, tangerine, mineola and other hybrids)

 

0110990

Others

 

0120000

(ii)

 Tree nuts (shelled or unshelled)

 

0120010

Almonds

1

0120020

Brazil nuts

0,05

0120030

Cashew nuts

0,05

0120040

Chestnuts

0,05

0120050

Coconuts

0,05

0120060

Hazelnuts (Filbert)

0,05

0120070

Macadamia

0,05

0120080

Pecans

0,05

0120090

Pine nuts

0,05

0120100

Pistachios

0,05

0120110

Walnuts

0,05

0120990

Others

0,05

0130000

(iii)

 Pome fruit

 

0130010

Apples (Crab apple)

1

0130020

Pears (Oriental pear)

1

0130030

Quinces

0,5

0130040

Medlar

0,5

0130050

Loquat

0,5

0130990

Others

0,5

0140000

(iv)

 Stone fruit

1

0140010

Apricots

 

0140020

Cherries (sweet cherries, sour cherries)

 

0140030

Peaches (Nectarines and similar hybrids)

 

0140040

Plums (Damson, greengage, mirabelle, sloe)

 

0140990

Others

 

0150000

(v)

 Berries & small fruit

 

0151000

(a)

 Table and wine grapes

0,5

0151010

Table grapes

 

0151020

Wine grapes

 

0152000

(b)

 Strawberries

0,3

0153000

(c)

 Cane fruit

 

0153010

Blackberries

0,3

0153020

Dewberries (Loganberries, boysenberries, and cloudberries)

0,02  (*1)

0153030

Raspberries (Wineberries, arctic bramble/raspberry, (Rubus arcticus), nectar raspberries (Rubus arcticus x idaeus))

0,9 (+)

0153990

Others

0,02  (*1)

0154000

(d)

 Other small fruit & berries

 

0154010

Blueberries (Bilberries)

0,3

0154020

Cranberries (Cowberries (red bilberries))

0,02  (*1)

0154030

Currants (red, black and white)

0,3

0154040

Gooseberries (Including hybrids with other ribes species)

0,3

0154050

Rose hips

0,3

0154060

Mulberries (arbutus berry)

0,02  (*1)

0154070

Azarole (mediteranean medlar) (Kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta))

0,3

0154080

Elderberries (Black chokeberry (appleberry), mountain ash, buckthorn (sea sallowthorn), hawthorn, service berries, and other treeberries)

0,3

0154990

Others

0,02  (*1)

0160000

(vi)

 Miscellaneous fruit

 

0161000

(a)

 Edible peel

 

0161010

Dates

0,02  (*1)

0161020

Figs

0,02  (*1)

0161030

Table olives

0,02  (*1)

0161040

Kumquats (Marumi kumquats, nagami kumquats, limequats (Citrus aurantifolia x Fortunella spp.))

0,02  (*1)

0161050

Carambola (Bilimbi)

0,02  (*1)

0161060

Persimmon

0,05

0161070

Jambolan (java plum) (Java apple (water apple), pomerac, rose apple, Brazilean cherry Surinam cherry (grumichama Eugenia uniflora),)

0,02  (*1)

0161990

Others

0,02  (*1)

0162000

(b)

 Inedible peel, small

 

0162010

Kiwi

0,2

0162020

Lychee (Litchi) (Pulasan, rambutan (hairy litchi), mangosteen)

0,02  (*1)

0162030

Passion fruit

0,5

0162040

Prickly pear (cactus fruit)

0,02  (*1)

0162050

Star apple

0,02  (*1)

0162060

American persimmon (Virginia kaki) (Black sapote, white sapote, green sapote, canistel (yellow sapote), and mammey sapote)

0,02  (*1)

0162990

Others

0,02  (*1)

0163000

(c)

 Inedible peel, large

 

0163010

Avocados

0,02  (*1)

0163020

Bananas (Dwarf banana, plantain, apple banana)

2

0163030

Mangoes

0,02  (*1)

0163040

Papaya

0,5

0163050

Pomegranate

0,02  (*1)

0163060

Cherimoya (Custard apple, sugar apple (sweetsop), llama and other medium sized Annonaceae)

0,02  (*1)

0163070

Guava (Red pitaya or dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus))

0,02  (*1)

0163080

Pineapples

0,02  (*1)

0163090

Bread fruit (Jackfruit)

0,02  (*1)

0163100

Durian

0,02  (*1)

0163110

Soursop (guanabana)

0,02  (*1)

0163990

Others

0,02  (*1)

0200000

2.

 VEGETABLES FRESH OR FROZEN

 

0210000

(i)

 Root and tuber vegetables

 

0211000

(a)

 Potatoes

0,02  (*1)

0212000

(b)

 Tropical root and tuber vegetables

0,02  (*1)

0212010

Cassava (Dasheen, eddoe (Japanese taro), tannia)

 

0212020

Sweet potatoes

 

0212030

Yams (Potato bean (yam bean), Mexican yam bean)

 

0212040

Arrowroot

 

0212990

Others

 

0213000

(c)

 Other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beet

 

0213010

Beetroot

0,02  (*1)

0213020

Carrots

0,02  (*1)

0213030

Celeriac

0,02  (*1)

0213040

Horseradish (Angelica roots, lovage roots, gentiana roots,)

0,02  (*1)

0213050

Jerusalem artichokes

0,02  (*1)

0213060

Parsnips

0,02  (*1)

0213070

Parsley root

0,02  (*1)

0213080

Radishes (Black radish, Japanese radish, small radish and similar varieties, tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus))

0,3

0213090

Salsify (Scorzonera, Spanish salsify (Spanish oysterplant))

0,02  (*1)

0213100

Swedes

0,02  (*1)

0213110

Turnips

0,02  (*1)

0213990

Others

0,02  (*1)

0220000

(ii)

 Bulb vegetables

 

0220010

Garlic

0,1

0220020

Onions (Silverskin onions)

0,2

0220030

Shallots

0,1

0220040

Spring onions (Welsh onion and similar varieties)

0,2

0220990

Others

0,1

0230000

(iii)

 Fruiting vegetables

 

0231000

(a)

 Solanacea

 

0231010

Tomatoes (Cherry tomatoes, tree tomato, Physalis, gojiberry, wolfberry (Lycium barbarum and L. chinense))

1

0231020

Peppers (Chilli peppers)

2

0231030

Aubergines (egg plants) (Pepino)

1

0231040

Okra, lady's fingers

1

0231990

Others

1

0232000

(b)

 Cucurbits - edible peel

 

0232010

Cucumbers

1

0232020

Gherkins

0,2

0232030

Courgettes (Summer squash, marrow (patisson))

0,2

0232990

Others

0,2

0233000

(c)

 Cucurbits-inedible peel

1

0233010

Melons (Kiwano)

 

0233020

Pumpkins (Winter squash)

 

0233030

Watermelons

 

0233990

Others

 

0234000

(d)

 Sweet corn

0,02  (*1)

0239000

(e)

 Other fruiting vegetables

0,02  (*1)

0240000

(iv)

 Brassica vegetables

2

0241000

(a)

 Flowering brassica

 

0241010

Broccoli (Calabrese, Chinese broccoli, broccoli raab)

 

0241020

Cauliflower

 

0241990

Others

 

0242000

(b)

 Head brassica

 

0242010

Brussels sprouts

 

0242020

Head cabbage (Pointed head cabbage, red cabbage, savoy cabbage, white cabbage)

 

0242990

Others

 

0243000

(c)

 Leafy brassica

 

0243010

Chinese cabbage (Indian (Chinese) mustard, pak choi, Chinese flat cabbage (tai goo choi), choi sum, peking cabbage (pe-tsai),)

 

0243020

Kale (Borecole (curly kale), collards, Portuguese Kale, Portuguese cabbage, cow cabbage)

 

0243990

Others

 

0244000

(d)

 Kohlrabi

 

0250000

(v)

 Leaf vegetables & fresh herbs

 

0251000

(a)

 Lettuce and other salad plants including Brassicacea

10

0251010

Lamb's lettuce (Italian cornsalad)

 

0251020

Lettuce (Head lettuce, lollo rosso (cutting lettuce), iceberg lettuce, romaine (cos) lettuce)

 

0251030

Scarole (broad-leaf endive) (Wild chicory, red-leaved chicory, radicchio, curld leave endive, sugar loaf)

 

0251040

Cress

 

0251050

Land cress

 

0251060

Rocket, Rucola (Wild rocket)

 

0251070

Red mustard

 

0251080

Leaves and sprouts of Brassica spp (Mizuna, leaves of peas and radish and other babyleaf brassica crops (crops harvested up to 8 true leaf stage))

 

0251990

Others

 

0252000

(b)

 Spinach & similar (leaves)

10

0252010

Spinach (New Zealand spinach, amaranthus spinach)

 

0252020

Purslane (Winter purslane (miner’s lettuce), garden purslane, common purslane, sorrel, glassworth, Agretti (Salsola soda))

 

0252030

Beet leaves (chard) (Leaves of beetroot)

 

0252990

Others

 

0253000

(c)

 Vine leaves (grape leaves)

10

0254000

(d)

 Water cress

10

0255000

(e)

 Witloof

10

0256000

(f)

 Herbs

 

0256010

Chervil

10

0256020

Chives

10

0256030

Celery leaves (Fennel leaves, Coriander leaves, dill leaves, Caraway leaves, lovage, angelica, sweet cisely and other Apiacea leaves)

10

0256040

Parsley

60

0256050

Sage (Winter savory, summer savory,)

10

0256060

Rosemary

10

0256070

Thyme (Marjoram, oregano)

10

0256080

Basil (Balm leaves, mint, peppermint)

10

0256090

Bay leaves (laurel)

10

0256100

Tarragon (Hyssop)

10

0256990

Others (Edible flowers)

10

0260000

(vi)

 Legume vegetables (fresh)

 

0260010

Beans (with pods) (Green bean (french beans, snap beans), scarlet runner bean, slicing bean, yardlong beans)

0,5

0260020

Beans (without pods) (Broad beans, Flageolets, jack bean, lima bean, cowpea)

0,3

0260030

Peas (with pods) (Mangetout (sugar peas, snow peas))

0,5

0260040

Peas (without pods) (Garden pea, green pea, chickpea)

0,3

0260050

Lentils

0,3

0260990

Others

0,3

0270000

(vii)

 Stem vegetables (fresh)

 

0270010

Asparagus

0,2

0270020

Cardoons

0,2

0270030

Celery

2

0270040

Fennel

0,2

0270050

Globe artichokes

0,2

0270060

Leek

0,5

0270070

Rhubarb

0,2

0270080

Bamboo shoots

0,2

0270090

Palm hearts

0,2

0270990

Others

0,2

0280000

(viii)

 Fungi

0,02  (*1)

0280010

Cultivated (Common mushroom, Oyster mushroom, Shi-take)

 

0280020

Wild (Chanterelle, Truffle, Morel, Cep)

 

0280990

Others

 

0290000

(ix)

 Sea weeds

0,02  (*1)

0300000

3.

 PULSES, DRY

0,02  (*1)

0300010

Beans (Broad beans, navy beans, flageolets, jack beans, lima beans, field beans, cowpeas)

 

0300020

Lentils

 

0300030

Peas (Chickpeas, field peas, chickling vetch)

 

0300040

Lupins

 

0300990

Others

 

0400000

4.

 OILSEEDS AND OILFRUITS

0,02  (*1)

0401000

(i)

 Oilseeds

 

0401010

Linseed

 

0401020

Peanuts

 

0401030

Poppy seed

 

0401040

Sesame seed

 

0401050

Sunflower seed

 

0401060

Rape seed (Bird rapeseed, turnip rape)

 

0401070

Soya bean

 

0401080

Mustard seed

 

0401090

Cotton seed

 

0401100

Pumpkin seeds (Other seeds of cucurbitacea)

 

0401110

Safflower

 

0401120

Borage

 

0401130

Gold of pleasure

 

0401140

Hempseed

 

0401150

Castor bean

 

0401990

Others

 

0402000

(ii)

 Oilfruits

 

0402010

Olives for oil production

 

0402020

Palm nuts (palmoil kernels)

 

0402030

Palmfruit

 

0402040

Kapok

 

0402990

Others

 

0500000

5.

 CEREALS

1

0500010

Barley

 

0500020

Buckwheat (Amaranthus, quinoa)

 

0500030

Maize

 

0500040

Millet (Foxtail millet, teff)

 

0500050

Oats

 

0500060

Rice

 

0500070

Rye

 

0500080

Sorghum

 

0500090

Wheat (Spelt, triticale)

 

0500990

Others

 

0600000

6.

 TEA, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS AND COCOA

 

0610000

(i)

 Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise of Camellia sinensis)

0,05  (*1)

0620000

(ii)

 Coffee beans

0,02  (*1)

0630000

(iii)

 Herbal infusions (dried)

0,05  (*1)

0631000

(a)

 Flowers

 

0631010

Camomille flowers

 

0631020

Hybiscus flowers

 

0631030

Rose petals

 

0631040

Jasmine flowers (Elderflowers (Sambucus nigra))

 

0631050

Lime (linden)

 

0631990

Others

 

0632000

(b)

 Leaves

 

0632010

Strawberry leaves

 

0632020

Rooibos leaves (Ginkgo leaves)

 

0632030

Maté

 

0632990

Others

 

0633000

(c)

 Roots

 

0633010

Valerian root

 

0633020

Ginseng root

 

0633990

Others

 

0639000

(d)

 Other herbal infusions

 

0640000

(iv)

 Cocoa (fermented beans)

0,02  (*1)

0650000

(v)

 Carob (st johns bread)

0,02  (*1)

0700000

7.

 HOPS (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder

22

0800000

8.

 SPICES

 

0810000

(i)

 Seeds

0,02  (*1)

0810010

Anise

 

0810020

Black caraway

 

0810030

Celery seed (Lovage seed)

 

0810040

Coriander seed

 

0810050

Cumin seed

 

0810060

Dill seed

 

0810070

Fennel seed

 

0810080

Fenugreek

 

0810090

Nutmeg

 

0810990

Others

 

0820000

(ii)

 Fruits and berries

0,02  (*1)

0820010

Allspice

 

0820020

Anise pepper (Japan pepper)

 

0820030

Caraway

 

0820040

Cardamom

 

0820050

Juniper berries

 

0820060

Pepper, black and white (Long pepper, pink pepper)

 

0820070

Vanilla pods

 

0820080

Tamarind

 

0820990

Others

 

0830000

(iii)

 Bark

0,02  (*1)

0830010

Cinnamon (Cassia)

 

0830990

Others

 

0840000

(iv)

 Roots or rhizome

0,02  (*1)

0840010

Liquorice

 

0840020

Ginger

 

0840030

Turmeric (Curcuma)

 

0840040

Horseradish

 

0840990

Others

 

0850000

(v)

 Buds

 

0850010

Cloves

0,02  (*1)

0850020

Capers

0,4

0850990

Others

0,02  (*1)

0860000

(vi)

 Flower stigma

0,02  (*1)

0860010

Saffron

 

0860990

Others

 

0870000

(vii)

 Aril

0,02  (*1)

0870010

Mace

 

0870990

Others

 

0900000

9.

 SUGAR PLANTS

0,05

0900010

Sugar beet (root)

 

0900020

Sugar cane

 

0900030

Chicory roots

 

0900990

Others

 

1000000

10.

 PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN-TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS

 

1010000

(i)

 Meat, preparations of meat, offals, blood, animal fats fresh chilled or frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked or processed as flours or meals other processed products such as sausages and food preparations based on these

 

1011000

(a)

 Swine

 

1011010

Meat

0,05

1011020

Fat free of lean meat

1

1011030

Liver

0,5

1011040

Kidney

0,3

1011050

Edible offal

0,5

1011990

Others

 

1012000

(b)

 Bovine

 

1012010

Meat

0,3

1012020

Fat

3

1012030

Liver

2

1012040

Kidney

1

1012050

Edible offal

0,5

1012990

Others

 

1013000

(c)

 Sheep

 

1013010

Meat

0,05

1013020

Fat

2

1013030

Liver

0,5

1013040

Kidney

0,5

1013050

Edible offal

0,5

1013990

Others

 

1014000

(d)

 Goat

 

1014010

Meat

0,05

1014020

Fat

2

1014030

Liver

0,5

1014040

Kidney

0,5

1014050

Edible offal

0,5

1014990

Others

 

1015000

(e)

 Horses, asses, mules or hinnies

 

1015010

Meat

0,05

1015020

Fat

2

1015030

Liver

0,5

1015040

Kidney

0,5

1015050

Edible offal

0,5

1015990

Others

 

1016000

(f)

 Poultry -chicken, geese, duck, turkey and Guinea fowl-, ostrich, pigeon

 

1016010

Meat

0,2

1016020

Fat

1

1016030

Liver

0,2

1016040

Kidney

0,2

1016050

Edible offal

0,2

1016990

Others

 

1017000

(g)

 Other farm animals (Rabbit, Kangaroo)

0,02  (*1)

1017010

Meat

 

1017020

Fat

 

1017030

Liver

 

1017040

Kidney

 

1017050

Edible offal

 

1017990

Others

 

1020000

(ii)

 Milk and cream, not concentrated, nor containing added sugar or sweetening matter, butter and other fats derived from milk, cheese and curd

0,5

1020010

Cattle

 

1020020

Sheep

 

1020030

Goat

 

1020040

Horse

 

1020990

Others

 

1030000

(iii)

 Birds’ eggs, fresh preserved or cooked Shelled eggs and egg yolks fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved whether or not containing added sugar or sweetening matter

0,2

1030010

Chicken

 

1030020

Duck

 

1030030

Goose

 

1030040

Quail

 

1030990

Others

 

1040000

(iv)

 Honey (Royal jelly, pollen)

0,01  (*1)

1050000

(v)

 Amphibians and reptiles (Frog legs, crocodiles)

0,01  (*1)

1060000

(vi)

 Snails

0,01  (*1)

1070000

(vii)

 Other terrestrial animal products

0,01  (*1)

(F)= Fat soluble

Spinosad: sum of spinosyn A and spinosyn D, expressed as spinosad (F)

(+)

MRL applicable until 31 December 2014, after that date 0,3 will be applicable unless modified by a Regulation.

0153030

Raspberries (Wineberries, arctic bramble/raspberry, (Rubus arcticus), nectar raspberries (Rubus arcticus x idaeus))’

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

(*1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination