COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1096/2014
of 15 October 2014
amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for carbaryl, procymidone and profenofos 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)(a), Article 16(1)(d), Article 18(1)(b) and Article 49(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
For carbaryl, procymidone and profenofos maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Annex II and Part B of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
(2)
As regards the three substances, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 899/2012 (2), establishes temporary MRLs for fresh herbs and herbal infusions, pending the submission of monitoring data on the occurrence of those substances in the concerned products. Such data was submitted by the European Herbal Infusions Association (EHIA) to the Commission,which shows that residues of those substances no longer occur in those products, except for profenofos in fresh herbs and rose petals. It is therefore appropriate to extend the validity of the temporary MRLs for profenofos in fresh herbs and rose petals, pending the submission of further monitoring data, and to lower the temporary MRLs for all other pesticide and product combinations, within the groups of fresh herbs and herbal infusions, to the relevant LODs.
(3)
Taking into account the factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the appropriate modifications to the MRLs fulfil the requirements of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
(4)
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.
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
In order to allow for the normal marketing, processing and consumption of products, this Regulation should provide for a transitional arrangement for products which have been lawfully produced before the modification of the MRLs and for which information shows that a high level of consumer protection is maintained.
(7)
A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before the modified MRLs become applicable in order to permit Member States, third countries and food business operators to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements which will result from the modification of the MRLs.
(8)
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
Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as it stood before being amended by this Regulation shall continue to apply to products which were lawfully produced before 7 May 2015.
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 7 May 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 October 2014.