Commission Directive 2001/35/EC of 11 May 2001 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: crop production, food inspection, fruit, pesticide residue, public health, vegetable

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2001/35/EC

of 11 May 2001

amending the Annexes to Council Directive 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for
pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27
November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide
residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including
last amended by Commission
fruit and vegetables (1), as
Directive 2000/82/EC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Directive 2000/42/EC (3) fixed maximum
residue levels (MRLs) in relation to pesticide/food combi-
nations that were left open in Council Directives 94/29/
EC (4), 94/30/EC (5), 95/38/EC (6), 95/39/EC (7), 96/32/
EC (8), 96/33/EC (9) and Commission Directive 98/82/
EC (10). The above entries in the Annexes to the Direct-
ives were left ‘open’, or were fixed on a temporary basis,
because there was insufficient data available, at the dates
of their adoption, to justify the fixing of maximum
residue limits at Community level by 1 July 2000. The
objective of
fixing the said deadline was to provide
interested parties with sufficient time to provide the
necessary data enabling, where appropriate and justified,
the adoption of maximum residue levels at Community
level above the lower limit of analytical determination.
In the period preceding the expiry of the deadline, the
available data was evaluated and in some cases not
considered adequate to justify fixing maximum residue
levels higher than the limit of analytical determination.

the
Following publication of Directive 2000/42/EC,
Commission received requests, supported by further
data, to review the levels at which MRLs for certain
pesticide/food combinations had been fixed by virtue of
Directive 2000/42/EC. The applications and data were
reviewed, and for some combinations, the data was suffi-
cient to justify the fixing of an MRL above the lower
limit of analytical determination. For other combinations
the information available remains inadequate and it is
appropriate to fix maximum residue levels at the lower
limit of analytical determination. For other combinations

(1) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71.
(2) OJ L 3, 6.1.2001, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 158, 30.6.2000, p. 51.
(4) OJ L 189, 23.7.1994, p. 67.
(5) OJ L 189, 23.7.1994, p. 70.
(6) OJ L 197, 22.8.1995, p. 14.
(7) OJ L 197, 22.8.1995, p. 29.
(8) OJ L 144, 18.6.1996, p. 12.
(9) OJ L 144, 18.6.1996, p. 35.
(10) OJ L 290, 29.10.1998, p. 25.

the information now available is sufficient to demon-
strate that the setting of a maximum residue level above
the lower limit of analytical determination may give rise
to an unacceptable acute or chronic exposure of the
consumer to the residues. In such cases, the maximum
residue levels should remain fixed at the lower limit of
analytical determination.

The lifetime exposure of consumers to these pesticides
via food products that may contain residues of these
pesticides arising from their uses in plant protection and,
where applicable,
in veterinary medicine has been
assessed and evaluated in accordance with the proced-
ures and practices used within the European Community
taking account of guidelines published by the World
Health Organisation (11) and it has been calculated that
the maximum residue levels fixed in this Directive do
not give rise to an exceeding of the acceptable daily
intakes.

The acute exposure of consumers to these pesticides via
each of the food products that may contain residues of
these pesticides has been assessed and evaluated in
accordance with the procedures and practices used
within the European Community,
taking account of
guidelines published by the World Health Organisation.
It has been calculated that the maximum residue levels
fixed for open positions in the present Directive do not
give rise to acute toxic effects.

The Community's trading partners will be consulted
about the levels set out in this Directive through the
World Trade Organisation and their comments on these
levels will be considered.

The opinions of the Scientific Committee for Plants, in
particular advice and recommendations concerning the
protection of consumers of food products treated with
pesticides, have been taken into account. The methodo-
logy described by the World Health Organisation,
referred to above, as applied by rapporteur Member
States, checked and evaluated by the Commission in the
framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
is in agreement with the guidance given by the Scientifc
Committee of Plants (12).

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(11) Guidelines

residues
for predicting dietary intake of pesticide
(revised), prepared by the GEMS/Food Programme in collaboration
with the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, published by the
World Health Organisation 1997 (WHO/FSF/FOS/97.7).

(12) SCP/RESI/021; SCP/RESI/024.

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(7)

The measures provided for in this Directive are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on Plant Health,

Member States shall determine how such reference is to be
made.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The maximum levels for residues listed in the Annex to this
Directive shall replace those listed in Annex II to Directive
90/642/EEC for the pesticides in question.

Article 2

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 30 June 2001 at the latest. They shall forthwith
inform the Commission thereof.

They shall apply these measures as of 1 July 2001.

Article 3

When Member States adopt
they shall
contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by
such a reference on the occasion of their official publication.

those provisions,

Article 4

This Directive shall enter into force on the first day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 5

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 May 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels
(mg/kg)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Chlorothalonil

Chlormequat

Endosulfan
(sum of alpha- and
beta- isomers and
endosulfan- sulfate
expressed as
endosulfan)

Dicofol
(sum of p.p- and o.p-
isomers)

1. Fruits, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing,

not containing added sugar; nuts

(i)

CITRUS FRUIT

0,01 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,5

2

Grapefruit

Lemons

Limes

Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids)

Oranges

Pomelos

Others

(ii)

TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)

0,01 (*)

0,1 (*)

0,1 (*)

0,05 (*)

Almonds

Brazil nuts

Cashew nuts

Chestnuts

Coconuts

Hazelnuts

Macadamia

Pecans

Pine nuts

Pistachios

Walnuts

Others

(iii)

POME FRUIT

Apples

Pears

Quinces

Others

(iv)

STONE FRUIT

Apricots

Cherries

Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids)

Plums

Others

1

1

1

0,01 (*)

(v)

BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT

0,05 (*)

(a) Table and wine grapes

Table grapes

Wine grapes

(b) Strawberries (other than wild)

1

3

3

(a)

0,3

0,02 (*)

0,5 (t) (a)

0,05 (*) (a)

0,05 (*)

0,5

0,05 (*)

0,5

0,02 (*)

2 (a)

(a)

(a)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

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Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels
(mg/kg)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Chlorothalonil

Chlormequat

Endosulfan
(sum of alpha- and
beta- isomers and
endosulfan- sulfate
expressed as
endosulfan)

Dicofol
(sum of p.p- and o.p-
isomers)

(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

Blackberries

Dewberries

Loganberries

Raspberries

Others

(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild)

Bilberries

Cranberries

Currants (red, black and white)

Gooseberries

Others

(e) Wild berries and wild fruit

(vi) MISCELLANEOUS

Avocados

Bananas

Dates

Figs

Kiwi

Kumquats

Litchis

Mangoes

Olives

Passion fruit

Pineapples

Pomegranate

Others

10 (a)

10

0,01 (*)

2

10

10

0,01 (*)

0,01 (*)

0,2

0,1 (*)

0,01 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry

(a)

(i)

ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES

0,05 (*) (a)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

Beetroot

Carrots

Celeriac

Horseradish

Jerusalem artichokes

Parsnips

Parsley root

Radishes

Salsify

Sweet potatoes

Swedes

Turnips

Yam

Others

1

0,5

0,01 (*)

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Chlorothalonil

Chlormequat

Endosulfan
(sum of alpha- and
beta- isomers and
endosulfan- sulfate
expressed as
endosulfan)

Dicofol
(sum of p.p- and o.p-
isomers)

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels
(mg/kg)

(ii)

BULB VEGETABLES
Garlic
Onions
Shallots
Spring onions
Others

0,5
0,5
0,5
5
0,01 (*)

0,05 (*) (a)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

(iii)

FRUITING VEGETABLES

0,05 (*) (a)

(a) Solanacea

Tomatoes
Peppers
Aubergines
Others

(b) Cucurbits — edible peel

Cucumbers
Gherkins
Courgettes
Others

(c) Cucurbits — inedible peel

Melons
Squashes
Watermelons
Others

(d) Sweet corn

(iv)

BRASSICA VEGETABLES

(a) Flowering brassica
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Others

(b) Head brassica

Brussels sprouts
Head cabbage
Others

(c) Leafy brassica

Chinese cabbage
Kale
Others

(d) Kohlrabi

(v)

LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS

(a) Lettuce and similar

Cress
Lamb's lettuce
Lettuce
Scarole
Others

2

1
5

0,01 (*)

1

0,01 (*)

3

0,5
3
0,01 (*)

0,01 (*)

0,01 (*)

0,01 (*)

0,5
1 (a)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

(a)
1 (a)

0,02 (*) (a)

0,2

0,3

0,5

0,05 (*) (a)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*) (a)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Chlorothalonil

Chlormequat

Endosulfan
(sum of alpha- and
beta- isomers and
endosulfan- sulfate
expressed as
endosulfan)

Dicofol
(sum of p.p- and o.p-
isomers)

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels
(mg/kg)

(b) Spinach and similar

Spinach
Beet leaves (chard)
Others

(c) Water cress

(d) Witloof

(e) Herbs

Chervil
Chives
Parsley
Celery leaves
Others

(vi)

(vii)

LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)
Beans (with pods)
Beans (without pods)
Peas (with pods)
Peas (without pods)
Others

STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)
Asparagus
Cardoons
Celery
Fennel
Globe artichokes
Leek
Rhubarb
Others

(viii) FUNGI

(a) Cultivated mushrooms

(b) Wild mushrooms

3. Pulses
Beans
Lentils
Peas
Others

4. Oils seeds
Linseed
Peanuts
Poppy seeds
Sesame seeds
Sunflower seed
Rapeseed
Soya bean
Mustard seed
Cotton seed
Others

0,01 (*)

0,01 (*)

0,01 (*)

5

0,05
2
0,3
0,01 (*)

10

10

0,01 (*)

2

0,01 (*)

0,01 (*)

0,05

0,01 (*)

0,05 (*) (a)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*) (a)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

(a)

10 (a)

0,05 (*) (a)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,1 (*)

0,5

0,3
0,1 (*)

0,1
0,05 (*)

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Chlorothalonil

Chlormequat

Endosulfan
(sum of alpha- and
beta- isomers and
endosulfan- sulfate
expressed as
endosulfan)

Dicofol
(sum of p.p- and o.p-
isomers)

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels
(mg/kg)

5. Potatoes

Early potatoes
Ware potatoes

0,01 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

6. Tea (leaves and stems, dried, fermented or otherwise, from the

0,1 (*)

leaves of Camellia sinensis)

7. Hops

(dried),

including hop pellets and unconcentrated

50

0,1 (*)

0,1 (*)

30

0,1 (*)

20

50

powder

(*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
Note: For the convenience of the reader, MRLs are indicated in bold type character when they reflect changes relative to MRLs in Annexes of Directives

earlier than Directive 2000/42/EC, when indicated in normal type characters, they are reiterations of existing MRLs.

(a) Indicates a change relative to Directive 2000/42/EC.
(t) Temporary MRL until 31 July 2003 based on carry over due to previous use, where presently no authorisations exist anymore.