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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)673 final
Brussels.12November 1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingAnnexIItoDirective76/895/EECrelatingtothe
fixingofmaximumlevelsforpesticideresiduesinand
onfruitandvegetables
(submittedtotheCouncil .bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Theproposed Council Directive seeks toamend Annex II .
toCouncil Directive 76/895/EECof23November 1976 relating tothefixing
ofmaximum levels forpesticide residues inandonfruit andvegetables (1)
Whilst the ,previous "amendments (2)have been limited totheprovisions
concerning three pesticides andresulted from theapplication byaMember ...
State ofArticle 4(the so-called "safeguard "clause ),thepresent proposal
represents amore comprehensive revision oftheAnnex .Itsprincipal aims
are :
1)Todelete twopesticides which arenowobsolete ^andtosimplify
thepresentation oftheAnnex ;
2)Toamend ,inthe light ofthedevelopment ofscientific and vtechni cal
knowledge ,themaximum levels relating to15ofthepesticide residues
already listed intheAnnex ;
3>Tobring theAnnex further uptodate byadding provisions relating'
"•toanother 33pesticide residues not hithertplisted ;
4)Inaccordance with current international practi ce,toreplace the
maximum levels previously expressed as"zero "t^yfinite levels set
atorabout the lower Limit ofdetermination and toround off certain
others toascientifically appropriate number ofsignificant figures .
This proposal for aDirective hasbeen drawn upwith theassistance of
government experts onagriculture ,public health and theenvironment and
after consultation oftheScientific Committee for Pesticides and the
professional organisations concerned .Inpreparing it,account hasalso
been taken ofexisting international recommendations inthis field ,notably
those ofthe Codex Alimentarius .
(1)OJNo.L340,9.12.1976 ,p.26
(2)Directive 80/428/EEC,OJNo.L102,19.4.1980 ,p.26
Directive 81/36/EEC,OJNo.L46,19.2.1981 ,p.33

Proposal for a Council Directive amending Annex IIto
Directive 76/895/EECrelating tothefixing ofmaximum levels
forpesticide residues inandonfruit andvegetables
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , '
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,^
Having regard toCounci IDirecti ve76/895/EECof23November 1976 relating
tothefixing ofmaximum levels for'pesticide residues inandonfruit and
vegetables (1),aslast amended byDirective 81/36/EEC (2),and inpartic q.^r
Article 5thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
ofDirective 76/895 /EEC
Whereas Article 5^provides forthecontents oftheAnnexes toberegularly :
amended and that inmaking such amendments account shall betaken oftechnical
andscientific progress aswell astherequirements ofhealth andagriculture ;
Whereas since itissufficient toidentify pesticide residues bytheir common
names and chemical formulae ,itseems desirable tosimplify thepresentation
ofAnnex IItothe said Directive accordingly ;■ ■.'<
Whereas thepesticides aramite and chlorfenson are nolonger ofeconomic
importance and their residues areunlikely tooccur infoodstuffs ;
whereas itistherefore appropriate todelete them from thesaid Annex II;
Whereas ,inthe light ofthedevelopment oftechnical andscientific knowledge
itisnecessary toamend theprovisions ,-particularly themaximum levels ,
contained inAnnex IIrelating toatrazine ,azinphos-ethyl ,azinphos-methy I,
barban ,binapacryt ,captan ,carbaryl ,chlorbenzi late ,dial late ,endosulphan ,
if ' ^lindane ,parathion including paraoxon ,phosphamidon andfolpet ;
'·*
Whereas ,forthesame reasons ,itseems desirable tobring theDirective up
todate byadding provisions relating ,tofurther pesticides whose residues
--namely
mayoccur infruit andvegetables , /aldrin ,dieldrin ,bromcphos ,bromophos
ethyl ,bromopropylate ,captafol ,chlorpropham ,ehlorbufam ,chlordane ,chlor­
fenvinphos ,chlo.rmequat ,chlorpyrifos ,cyhexatin ,azocyclotin ,DDT,diazincn ,
dichlof luanid ,dichlorvos ,dicofol ,dioxathion ,diquat ,feritin ,heptachlor ,^
hexachlorobenzene ,maleic hydrazide ,methidathion ,methyl bromide ,paraquat ,
pyrethrins ,thiometon ,triallate ,vamidothion andchinomethionat ;
(1)OJNo.L340,9.12.1976 ,p.26
(2)OJNo.L46,19.2.1981 ,p.33

Whereas it®lso seems desirable ,,inaccordance with current international
practice ,toreplace themaximum levels relating toamitrole ,endrin and
TEPP ,hitherto expressed as"zero ",byfinite levels setatorabout the
lower limit ofdetermination ;
Whereas ,having regard totheerrors ,particularly ofsampling andanalysis ,
inherent inthecontrol ofmaximum levels ,the latter should beexpressed to
anappropriate number ofsignificant figures ;whereas the levels relating to
chlorbenside andmethyl parathion including methy l-paraoxon should therefore
becorrected ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : -
Article 1
Annex IItoDirective 76/895/EECishereby amended asfollows :
1.Thecolumn headed "EEC No,(1)"and footnote (1)shall bedeleted .
Ν - -
2.The items relating to"aramite "and "chlorfenson "shall bedeleted .
Ν
3.Forthepesticides setoutbelow ,theparticulars contained inthe
Table ,with theexception ofthechemical formulae which remain
unchanged ,shall bereplaced bythefollowing :
Common name Maximum levels (inmg/kg(ppm))
amitrole 0.05"- ,
atrazine 0.1
azinphos-ethyl 0.05 :
azinphos-methyl 2 :
1 :
0.5 :citrus fruit
grapes
other products
binapacryl'1 :
0.5 :
0.05 :
0.3 :peaches
other fruit
bulb ,tuber and'
root vegetables
other vegetables

-3-
i
•Common name 'Maximum levels (inmg/kg(ppm)) ;
captan 20
10
15 :strawberries ,
apricots and cherries
cucumbers ,green
beans ,lettuce , .'·■**
peppers and
raspberries
other products
carbaryL 2 :
3 :root vegetables
other products
chlorbenside'/2 .
chlorbenzi late 0.2
2 :nuts
other products
-endosulphan (sum ofci-
anciß-endosulphan and
endosulphan sulphate )0.2
1root vegetables
other products
endrin 0.02
^folpet20
15
10
5
2blueberries ,currants ,
grapes andstrawberries '
cherries ,lettuce
and raspberries
citrus fruit and
apples
tomatoes
other products
lindane .
•V'2
0.5
V
0.2
1leaf vegetables
tomatoes ,stone fruit
%and grapes
-carrots ; N
other products
parathion ,including
paraoxon1 .
0.5citrus fruit , -
apricots andpeaches
other products
methyl parathion ,
including methyl-paraoxon.0.2
phosphamidon 0.4 .
0.2 :citrus fruit
other products
:TEPP 0.01/

-4-
4.The following pesticides together with their corresponding particulars shall
beinserted
".· PesticidesMaximum levels :
" Common' name Chemical formula(inmg/kg (ppm)) :
:aldrin (HHDN ) ) (1R,4S,5S,8R)-1 ,2,3,4 ,10,10 - -
) hexachloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a,^·
: )sum hexahydro-1,4 :5,8-dimethanon - 0.05 .:fruit and root :
: ) aptha lene vegetables :
:dieldrin (HEOD )) (1R,4S,5S,8R)-1 ,2,3,4 ,10,10 - 0.1 :other products :
hexachloro-1>4,4a,5,6,7 r8,8a-
octahydro -6,7-epoxy -1,4:5,8-V "' "
: dimethanonapthalene :
:bromophos 0-(4-bromo -2,5-dichlorophenyl ) 1 :pome andstone :
0,0-dimethyl phosphorothioate fruit ,berries , :
leeks ,radi sh, :
carrots and leaf :
vegetables :
0.5 :other products :
:bromophos-ethyl 0-(4-bromo -2,5-dichlorophenyl ) 1 :"pome andstone :
: - Ο,Ό-diethyl phosphorothioate fruit ,berries , :
' leaf vegetables ,
■ ' : celery ,grapes :
: '' ■ - and cabbage :
_ -0.5 :other products :
:bromopropylate isopropyl 4,4'-dibromo - 5 -:citrus fruit and
benzi late banahas :
2 :pome and stone . :
; ■ fruit ,straw - :
berries and
grapes :
I
• 1 :vegetables :
0.05 :other fruit :
:captafol 1,2,3,6, -tetrahydro -N- 15 :peaches and :
(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio ) apricots ' :
phthalimide 10 :Morello cherries :
5 :other fruit :
·/ ' "■· · 0.5 :onions ,carrots :
■ '1:" - -V ■ 10 :other vegetables :
:chlordane (sum of 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8 -octachloro -2, 0-01 :melons :
:cis-and trans - 3,3a,4,7,7A -hexahydro -4,7- 0.05 iother products :
:isomers )\ methanoindene
:cnlorfenvinphos 2-chloro -1-(2,4- - 0.5 :bulb ,tuber and :
:(sum o-fcis-and dichlorcphenyl )vinyl diethyl root vegetables , :
:trans-i somers )phosphate celery and :
parsley :
-0=05 :mushrooms , :
.peanuts ,fruit :
0.1 :other vegetables :

' Pesticides .Maximum levels
(inmg/kg (ppm))" Common name Chemical formula
:chlormequat ,expressed 2-chLoroethyltrimethyl ammonium 3 :pome frui t
:aschlormequat cation 'ion 1 ;grapes
:0.05 :other products
:chlorpyrifos 0,0-di ethyl 0-(3,5,6 -trichloro- 0.5 :tomatoes ,apri-
2-pyridyl )phosphorothioate cots ,peaches ,
peppers ,pome
fruit ,kale and
> Chinese cabbage
0.3 :citrus frui t
0.2 :other vegetables .
'. -«I -. plums ,prunes and
grapes
0.05 :other fruit
:cyhexatin )sum tricyclohexyltin hydroxide 1 :citrus ,pome and
: )expres - 1-tricyclohexylstannyl-1,2,4 - .stone frui t.
:azocyclotin )sed as triazol grapes ,gherkins
: cyhexa - 0.2 :berries
: " tin : 0.5 :other fruiting
vegetables
0.05 :other products
:DDT (sumofp,p'DDT ; 1,1,1-*trichloro-2 ,2-bi s(4- 0.5 :pome and stone
:o,p'DDT ;p,p'DDE and chloropheny I)ethane fruit;grapes
:p,p'TDE ) !" ^ ' 0.1 :other products
:diazinon 0,0-diethyl 0-2-isopropy 1-6- 0.05 :nuts
: > methylpyrimidin -4-yI 0.5 :other products
phosphorothioate
:diehLofluanid N-di chLorof luoromethylthio - 10 :lettuce ,straw -
:· ι Ν,Ν' -dimethyl -N-phenylsulpha - berries ,other
■ mide berries and
grapes
-, - .5 :other products
:dich.Lorvos 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl 0.1
phosphate
:dicofoL 2,2,2 -trichloro -1,1-bis (4- 2 :cucumbers .
chlorophenyl )ethanol gherki ns *
■1 :tomatoes ,straw –v-
berries
•3 other frui t
0 »
J0.5 :other vegetables
:dioxathion S,S'-(t,4-dioxane -2/.3-diyl ) 3 citrus fruit
0,0,0' ,Ο'-tetraethyl 0.4 :grapes
di (phosphorodi thioate ) 0.2 :other products

I PesticidesMaximum levels ;
; Common name Chemical formula(inmg/kg (ppm)) :
•·
:diquat ,expressed
:asdiquat cation1,1 1-ethy lene-2,2' -bipyri -
dyldiylium ion
10.1
0.05:onions :
:other products :
:fentin compounds ^
:(sum expressed as
:fentin hydroxide )triphenyltin - 1
0.5:celery :
:other products :
~r ·
:heptachlor (sum of"
heptachlor and
:heptachlor epoxide1,4,5,6,7,8,8-heptachloro -
3a,4,7,7a -tetrahydro -4,7-
methanoindene , '0.05
:hexachlorobenzene hexachlorobenzene - 0.1
0.005:vegetables :
:other products :
:malei chydrazide 6-hydroxy -3(2H)-pyridazinone 10
1:onions :
:other products :
:methidathion S-2,3, -dihydro -5-methoxy -2-
oxo-1,3,4 -thiadiazol -3ylmethyl
0,0-dimethyl phosphoro­
dithioate2
0.5
0.2·:citrus fruit :
:pome fruit :
:other products :
:methyl bromide bromomethane 0.1«
:paraquat ,expressed
:asparaquat cation1,1 ,-dimethyl4,4' - ':"
bipyridyldiylium ion0.05
:Pyrethrins (sum of
:Pyrethrins Iand 11/
:cinerins Iand II,
:jasmo 1ins Iand II)1
:thiometon (sum of
:thiometon ,thiometon
:sulphoxide and
:thi'ometon sulphone )S-2-ethylthioethyl 0,0-
dimethyl .phosphorodithioate0.5
:
:vamidothion (sum of -
:vamidothion .and
;vamidothion sul-
:phoxide0,0-dimethyl S-2-(1-methyl -
carbamoylethylthio)ethyl
phosphorothioate0.5
0.05:pome fruit :
:other products :
:chinomethionat 6-methyl -1,3-dithiolo /4,5-b7
quinoxa lin-2-one0.3

5.Theitemsrelatingto"barbari"and"diallpte",shallbereplacedby•
groupsrelatingrespectively to"barban,chlorpropham/chlorbufam"
'and"diallate,triallate"asfollows:
' ^ . ■
Pesticides '.Maximumlevels
Commonname Chemicalformula(inmg/kg(ppm))
barban )sum 4-chlorobut-2-ynyl3-ch.loro- 0.05
)expres-carbanilate;isopropyl
chlorpropham )sedas3-chlorophenyl-carbamate;
>3-, 1-methylprop-2-ynyl
chlorbufam )chloro-3-chloropheny Icarbamate
)aniline■y'
diallate ) S-2,3-dichloroallyl di- 0.1
)sum-isopropylthiocarbamate ;
triallate ) S-2,3,3-trichloroallyl di-νv
isopropylthiocarbamate
Article 2
TheMemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadminis­
trativeprovisions necessarytocomplywithArticle 1notlaterthan1July1983.
TheyshallforthwithinformtheCommission thereof.
Article3 ' .
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,x
FortheCounciI