Commission Directive 2003/62/EC of 20 June 2003 amending Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC in respect of maximum residue levels for hexaconazole, clofentezine, myclobutanyl and prochloraz (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: barley, cereals, food standard, foodstuff, oats, pesticide, rice, rye, triticale, wheat

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2003/62/EC

of 20 June 2003

amending Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC in respect of maximum residue levels
for hexaconazole, clofentezine, myclobutanyl and prochloraz

(Text with EEA relevance)

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 products of plant origin, including fruit and
vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July
1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in
and on cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/
2003 (4), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(4)

(5)

(6)

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 and on the application of the methodology,
referred to above, by the Rapporteur Member States
have been taken into account (7).

The measures provided for in this Directive are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Directive 2002/79/EC (5)
fixed maximum
residue levels (MRLs) in relation to certain pesticide/food
combinations.

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.

the
Following publication of Directive 2002/79/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 2002/79/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.

The acute and lifetime exposure of consumers to these
pesticides via food products that may contain residues of
these pesticides arising from their uses in plant protec-
tion and, where applicable, in veterinary medicine 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 (6) and it has been calcu-
the maximum residue levels fixed in this
lated that
Directive do not give rise to a violation of the acceptable
daily intakes or the acute reference doses.

Article 2

In part A of Annex II to Directive 86/362/EEC the following
rows are replaced:

Pesticide residue

Maximum level in mg/kg

‘Hexaconazole

0,1 Barley and wheat
0,02 (*) Other cereals

Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz
and its metabolites containing
2,4,6-
trichlorophenol moiety
expressed as prochloraz)

1 Rice, oats, barley
0,5 Triticale, wheat, rye
0,05 (*) Other cereals

(*) indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’

Article 3

(1) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37.
(4) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 291, 28.10.2002, p. 1.
(6) Guidelines

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

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Direc-
tive by 31 July 2003 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform
the Commission thereof.

They shall apply these measures as of 1 August 2003.

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

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Article 4

Article 6

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a refer-
ence on the occasion of their official publication. Member
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

Article 5

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

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 June 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Hexaconazole

Myclobutanil

Clofentezine

1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by

freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts

(i)

CITRUS FRUIT

0,02 (*)

3

0,5

Grapefruit

Lemons

Limes

Mandarins (including clementines and other
hybrids)

Oranges

Pomelos

Others

(ii)

TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

Almonds

Brazil nuts

Cashew nuts

Chestnuts

Coconuts

Hazelnuts

Macadamia

Pecans

Pine nuts

Pistachios

Walnuts

Others

(iii)

POME FRUIT

0,5

0,5

Apples

Pears

Quinces

Others

(iv)

STONE FRUIT

Apricots

0,1

0,1

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,3

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Hexaconazole

Myclobutanil

Clofentezine

(including nectarines and similar

Cherries

Peaches
hybrids)

Plums

Others

1

0,5

0,5

0,2

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

(v)

BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT

(a) Table and wine grapes

Table grapes

Wine grapes

(b) Strawberries (other than wild)

0,1

0,2

1

1

(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

Blackberries

Dewberries

Loganberries

Raspberries

Others

(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than

0,02 (*)

wild)

Bilberries

Cranberries

Currants (red, black and white)

Gooseberries

Others

(e) Wild berries and wild fruit

0,02 (*)

(vi) MISCELLANEOUS

1

1

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

1

2

3

3

0,3

0,5

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,1

2

Avocados

Bananas

Dates

Figs

Kiwi

Kumquats

Litchis

Mangoes

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Hexaconazole

Myclobutanil

Clofentezine

Olives

Passion fruit

Pineapples

Pomegranate

Others

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry

(i)

ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

Beetroot

Carrots

Celeriac

Horseradish

Jerusalem artichokes

Parsnips

Parsley root

Radishes

Salsify

Sweet potatoes

Swedes

Turnips

Yam

Others

0,2

0,02 (*)

(ii)

BULB VEGETABLES

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

Garlic

Onions

Shallots

Spring onions

Others

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Hexaconazole

Myclobutanil

Clofentezine

(iii)

FRUITING VEGETABLES

(a) Solanacea

Tomatoes

Peppers

Aubergines

Others

0,3

0,1

0,3

0,5

0,3

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

(b) Cucurbits — edible peel

0,02 (*)

0,1

0,02 (*)

Cucumbers

Gherkins

Courgettes

Others

(c) Cucurbits — inedible peel

0,02 (*)

0,2

Melons

Squashes

Watermelons

Others

0,1

0,02 (*)

(d) Sweetcorn

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

(a) Flowering brassica

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Others

(b) Head brassica

Brussels sprouts

Head cabbage

Others

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Hexaconazole

Myclobutanil

Clofentezine

(c) Leafy brassica

Chinese cabbage

Kale

Others

(d) Kohlrabi

(v)

LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

(a) Lettuce and similar

Cress

Lamb's lettuce

Lettuce

Scarole

Others

(b) Spinach and similar

Spinach

Beet leaves (chard)

Others

(c) Water cress

(d) Witloof

(e) Herbs

Chervil

Chives

Parsley

Celery leaves

Others

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Hexaconazole

Myclobutanil

Clofentezine

(vi)

LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

Beans (with pods)

Beans (without pods)

Peas (with pods)

Peas (without pods)

Others

(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

Asparagus

Cardoons

Celery

Fennel

Globe artichokes

0,5

Leek

Rhubarb

Others

0,02 (*)

(viii) FUNGI

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

(a) Cultivated mushrooms

(b) Wild mushrooms

3. Pulses

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

Beans

Lentils

Peas

Others

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Hexaconazole

Myclobutanil

Clofentezine

4. Oil seeds

Linseed

Peanuts

Poppy seeds

Sesame seeds

Sunflower seed

Rape seed

Soya bean

Mustard seed

Cotton seed

Others

5. Potatoes

Early potatoes

Ware potatoes

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

6. Tea (leaves and stems, dried,

fermented or

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

otherwise, from the leaves of Camellia sinensis)

7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and uncon-

0,05 (*)

2

0,05 (*)

centrated powder

(*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.