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ANNEX  
to the  
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…  
amending Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of lead in certain foods   EN 2  EN  ANNEX  
In Section 3 : Metals  of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 , subsection 3.1. (Lead)  is 
replaced by the following:  
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For the purpose of this SPS notification only the commodity groups are listed, for which 
new Maximum Levels are set or existing Maximum Levels are amended. The commodity 
groups, for which no changes are made, are not included in the table below as they wil l 
remain in Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 with the existing Maximum Levels. The 
commodities for which new Maximum Levels are set or existing Maximum Levels are 
amended are indicated in bold. Please only comment on the notified Maximum Levels 
indicated in bold.  
 
Foodstuffs (1) Maximum level  
(mg/kg wet weight)  
3.1 Lead    
3.1.2  Infant formulae, follow -on formulae and young child 
formulae (57)   
  marketed as powder  (3) (29) 0,020  
  marketed as liquid  (3) (29)  0,010  
3.1.3  Processed cereal -based foods and baby foods  for 
infants and young children (3) (29) other than those 
listed under point  3.1.5.  0,020  
3.1.4  Foods for special medical purposes intended for 
infants and young children    
  marketed as powder (3) (29) 0,020  
  marketed as liquid  (3) (29) 0,010  
3.1.5  Drinks for infants and young children labelled and 
sold as such, other than those mentioned under points  
3.1.2 and 3.1.4    
  marketed as liquids or to be reconstituted following 
instructions of the manufacturer including fruit 
juices  (4)  0,020  
  to be prepared by infusion or decoction  (29)  0,50 
3.1.7  Offal (6)  
 of bovine animals and sheep  0,20 
 of pig  0,15 
 of poultry  0,10 
3.1.15  Wild fungi, fresh turmeric and fresh ginger  0,80 
3.1.21  Wine (including sparkling wine, excluding liqueur 
wine ), cider, perry and fruit wine  (11)    
  products produced from the 2001 fruit harvest to the 2015 0,20 EN 3  EN  fruit harvest  
  products produced from the 2016 fruit harvest to the 202 1 
fruit harvest  0,15 
 products produced from the 202 2 fruit harvest 
onwards  0,10 
3.1.22  Aromatised wine, aromatised wine -based drinks and 
aromatised wine -product cocktails  (13)    
  products produced from the 2001 fruit harvest to the 2015 
fruit harvest  0,20 
  products produced from the 2016 fruit harvest  to the 202 1 
fruit harvest  0,15 
 products produced from the 202 2 fruit harvest 
onwards  0,10 
3.1.23  Liqueur wine made from grapes *  
 products produced from the 202 2 fruit harvest 
onwards  0,15 
3.1.26  Dried spices (29)  
 Fruit spices  0,60 
 Root and rhizome spices  1,50 
 Bark spices  2,0 
 Bud spices and flower pistil spices  1,.0 
 Seed spices  0,90 
3.1.27  Salt, except the following unrefined salts: ‘fleur de sel’ 
and ‘grey salt’  which are manually harvested from 
salt marshes with a clay bottom  1,0 
 The following unrefined salts: ‘fleur de sel’ and ‘grey 
salt’  which are manually harvested from salt marshes 
with a clay bottom  2,0 
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* As defined in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common 
organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations 
(EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ 
L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671) .’