Commission Directive 2005/74/EC of 25 October 2005 amending Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards the maximum residue levels of ethofumesate, lambda-cyhalothrin, methomyl, pymetrozine and thiabendazole fixed therein   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, environmental protection, fruit, pesticide residue, public health, vegetable

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2005/74/EC

of 25 October 2005

amending Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards the maximum residue levels of ethofumesate,
lambda-cyhalothrin, methomyl, pymetrozine and thiabendazole fixed therein

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27
November 1990 on the
for
pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin
including fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 7
thereof,

fixing of maximum levels

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991
concerning the placing of plant protection products on the
market (2), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, authorisations
of plant protection products for use on specific crops are
the responsibility of the Member States. Such authori-
sations are required to be based on the evaluation of
effects on human and animal health and influence on
the environment. Elements to be taken into account in
such
bystander
exposure and impact on the terrestrial, aquatic and
aerial environments, as well as impact on humans and
animals through consumption of residues on treated
crops.

evaluations

operator

include

and

reflect

(MRLs)

Maximum residue levels
the use of
minimum quantities of pesticides to achieve effective
protection of plants, applied in such a manner that the
amount of residue is the smallest practicable and is toxi-
cologically acceptable, in particular in terms of estimated
dietary intake.

MRLs are fixed at the lower limit of analytical determi-
authorised uses of plant protection
nation where
products do not result in detectable levels of pesticide
residue in or on the food product, or where there are no
authorised uses, or where uses which have been
authorised by Member States have not been supported
by the necessary data, or where uses in third countries
resulting in residues in or on food products which may
enter into circulation in the Community market have not
been supported with such necessary data.

(5)

Information on new or changed uses of certain pesticides
covered by Directive 90/642/EEC has been notified to the
Commission. This concerns ethofumesate, lambda-cyha-
lothrin, methomyl, pymetrozine and thiabendazole

In the case of lambda-cyhalothrin, methomyl and pyme-
trozine, for which an acute reference (ARfD) dose exists,
the acute exposure of consumers 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 currently used within the
taking account of guidelines
European Community,
published by the World Health Organisation. The
opinions of
in
particular advice and recommendations concerning the
protection of consumers of food products treated with
pesticides, have been taken into account. The intake
assessment of lambda-cyhalothrin, methomyl and pyme-
trozine shows, that by setting the MRLs concerned, ARfD
will not be exceeded. In the case of ethofumesate and
thiabendazol, an assessment of the available information
has shown that no ARfD is required and that therefore a
short-term assessment is not needed.

the Scientific Committee for Plants,

(6)

Therefore it is appropriate to fix new maximum levels for
residues of those pesticides.

(3)

MRLs for pesticides should be kept under review. They
may be changed to take account of new uses, new infor-
mation and data.

(1) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. Directive as last amended by
Commission Directive 2005/48/EC (OJ L 219, 24.8.2005, p. 29).
(2) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1).

(7)

In the light of technological and scientific developments,
it may be appropriate to set specific MRLs for products
which are relatively new in the Community, such as
‘Papaya’ and ‘Cassava.’ The list of examples within the
groups specified in Annex I to Directive 90/642/EEC
should therefore be amended accordingly.

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(8)

(9)

The setting or modification at Community level of provi-
sional MRLs does not prevent the Member States from
establishing provisional MRLs
in
accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC
and Annex VI thereto. It is considered that a period of
four years is sufficient to permit further uses of the active
substance concerned. The provisional MRL should then
become definitive.

ethofumesate

for

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Directive are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The item ‘papaya’ is added to Annex I to Directive 90/642/EEC
under the category 1(vi) miscellaneous fruit between the items
‘Olives’ and ‘Passion fruit’. The item ‘Cassava’ is added to Annex
I to Directive 90/642/EEC under the category 2(i) root and
tuber vegetables between the items ‘Carrots’ and ‘Celeriac’.

Article 3

1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 26 April 2006
at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions
and a correlation table between those provisions and this
Directive.

They shall apply these provisions from 27 April 2006.

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

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in
the field covered by this Directive.

Article 4

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

Article 5

Directive 90/642/EEC is amended as follows:

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

1.

In Annex II, the maximum levels for pesticide residues of
ethofumesate,
lambda-cyhalothrin, methomyl, pymetrozine,
and thiabendazole are replaced by those in Annex I to this
Directive.

2.

In Annex II, maximum levels for pesticide residues of etho-
fumesate are added as set out in Annex II to this Directive.

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I (1)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs would apply

Pymetrozine

Lambda-
cyhalothrin

1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by
freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts

Methomyl/
Thiodicarb (sum
expressed as
methomyl)

Thiabendazole

Ethofumesate (sum of
ethofumesate and the
metabolite
2,3-dihydro-3,3-
dimethyl-2-
oxo-benzofuran-
5-yl methane
sulphonate expressed
as ethofumesate)

0,05 (*) (p)

(i)

CITRUS FRUIT

0,3 (p)

5

Grapefruit

Lemons

Limes

Mandarins (including clementines and
other hybrids)

Oranges

Pomelos

Others

0,1

0,2

0,2

0,2

0,1

0,1

0,02 (*)

(ii)

TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,05 (*)

0,5

1

1

1

0,5

0,5

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,1 (*)

Almonds

Brazil nuts

Cashew nuts

Chestnuts

Coconuts

Hazelnuts

Macadamia

Pecans

Pine nuts

Pistachios

Walnuts

Others

(iii)

POME FRUIT

0,02 (*) (p)

0,1

0,2

Apples

Pears

Quinces

Others

(1) For the ease of the reader the changed MRL values are indicated as underlined.

5

5

0,05 (*)

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs would apply

Pymetrozine

Lambda-
cyhalothrin

(iv)

STONE FRUIT

Apricots

Cherries

0,05 (p)

0,2

Peaches (including nectarines and similar
hybrids)

0,05 (p)

0,2

Ethofumesate (sum of
ethofumesate and the
metabolite
2,3-dihydro-3,3-
dimethyl-2-
oxo-benzofuran-
5-yl methane
sulphonate expressed
as ethofumesate)

Methomyl/
Thiodicarb (sum
expressed as
methomyl)

Thiabendazole

0,05 (*)

0,2

0,1

0,2

0,5

Plums

Others

0,02 (*) (p)

0,1

0,05 (*)

(v)

BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT

0,02 (*) (p)

0,05 (*)

(a) Table and wine grapes

0,2

Table grapes

Wine grapes

(b) Strawberries (other than wild)

(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)

0,5

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

0,1

0,1

0,02 (*)

0,2

(vi) MISCELLANEOUS

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*)

Avocados

Bananas

Dates

Figs

Kiwi

0,05 (*)

1

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

15

5

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs would apply

Pymetrozine

Lambda-
cyhalothrin

Ethofumesate (sum of
ethofumesate and the
metabolite
2,3-dihydro-3,3-
dimethyl-2-
oxo-benzofuran-
5-yl methane
sulphonate expressed
as ethofumesate)

Methomyl/
Thiodicarb (sum
expressed as
methomyl)

Thiabendazole

Kumquats

Litchis

Mangoes

Olives

Papaya

Passion fruit

Pineapples

Pomegranate

Others

2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry

(i)

ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES

0,02 (*) (p)

Beetroot

Carrots

Cassava

Celeriac

Horseradish

Jerusalem artichokes

Parsnips

Parsley root

Radishes

Salsify

Sweet potatoes

Swedes

Turnips

Yam

Others

5

10

0,05 (*)

15

15

0,1 (p)

0,1

0,1

0,5

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

15

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

(ii)

BULB VEGETABLES

0,02 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

Garlic

Onions

Shallots

Spring onions

Others

0,05

0,02 (*)

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs would apply

Pymetrozine

Lambda-
cyhalothrin

Ethofumesate (sum of
ethofumesate and the
metabolite
2,3-dihydro-3,3-
dimethyl-2-
oxo-benzofuran-
5-yl methane
sulphonate expressed
as ethofumesate)

Methomyl/
Thiodicarb (sum
expressed as
methomyl)

Thiabendazole

(iii)

FRUITING VEGETABLES

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*)

(a) Solanacea

Tomatoes

Peppers

Aubergines

Others

0,5 (p)

1 (p)

0,5 (p)

0,1

0,1

0,5

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*)

(b) Cucurbits — edible peel

0,5 (p)

0,1

0,5

0,2

0,5

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

Cucumbers

Gherkins

Courgettes

Others

(c) Cucurbits-inedible peel

0,2 (p)

0,05

0,05 (*)

Melons

Squashes

Watermelons

Others

(d) Sweet corn

0,02 (*) (p)

0,05

0,05 (*)

(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES

0,05 (*) (p)

(a) Flowering brassica

0,02 (*) (p)

0,1

Broccoli (including Calabrese)

0,2

5

Cauliflower

Others

(b) Head brassica

Brussels sprouts

Head cabbage

Others

(c) Leafy brassica

Chinese cabbage

Kale

Others

(d) Kohlrabi

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (p)

0,05

0,2

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*)

1

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,1 (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs would apply

Pymetrozine

Lambda-
cyhalothrin

Ethofumesate (sum of
ethofumesate and the
metabolite
2,3-dihydro-3,3-
dimethyl-2-
oxo-benzofuran-
5-yl methane
sulphonate expressed
as ethofumesate)

Methomyl/
Thiodicarb (sum
expressed as
methomyl)

Thiabendazole

(v)

LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS

0,05 (*)

(a) Lettuce and similar

1 (p)

1

0,05 (*) (p)

Cress

Lamb's lettuce

Lettuce

Scarole (broad-leaf endive)

Others

(b) Spinach and similar

0,02 (*) (p)

0,5

0,05 (*) (p)

Spinach

Beet leaves (chard)

Others

(c) Water cress

(d) Witloof

(e) Herbs

Chervil

Chives

Parsley

Celery leaves

Others

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

1 (p)

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

1

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

1 (p)

2

0,05 (*)

2

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

2

(vi)

LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

Beans (with pods)

Beans (without pods)

Peas (with pods)

Peas (without pods)

Others

0,2

0,02 (*)

0,2

0,2

0,02 (*)

(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

Asparagus

Cardoons

Celery

Fennel

Globe artichokes

Leek

Rhubarb

Others

0,3

0,3

0,02 (*)

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs would apply

Pymetrozine

Lambda-
cyhalothrin

Ethofumesate (sum of
ethofumesate and the
metabolite
2,3-dihydro-3,3-
dimethyl-2-
oxo-benzofuran-
5-yl methane
sulphonate expressed
as ethofumesate)

Methomyl/
Thiodicarb (sum
expressed as
methomyl)

Thiabendazole

(viii) FUNGI

0,02 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*)

(a) Cultivated mushrooms

(b) Wild mushrooms

0,02 (*)

0,5

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*)

10

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

3. Pulses

Beans

Lentils

Peas

Others

4. Oilseeds

Linseed

Peanuts

Poppy seed

Sesame seed

Sunflower seed

Rape seed

Soya bean

Mustard seed

Cotton seed

Others

5. Potatoes

Early potatoes

Ware potatoes

0,02 (*)

0,1 (*) (p)

0,05 (*)

0,1

0,1

0,1

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*) (p)

1

10

0,1 (*) (p)

0,1 (*)

0,1 (*) (p)

10

0,05 (*)

15

0,1 (*)

0,1 (*)

6. Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or

other-wise, Camellia sinensis)

0,1 (*) (p)

7. Hops

(dried),
unconcentrated powder

including hop pellets

and

5 (p)

(*)
(p)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
Indicates that the maximum residue level has been established provisionally in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC.

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ANNEX II

Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs
would apply

Ethofumesate (sum of ethofumesate and the metabolite 2,3-
dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-benzofuran-5-yl methane sulphonate
expressed as ethofumesate)

0,5 (p)

8. Spices

Cumin seed

Juniper seed

Nutmeg

Pepper, black and white

Vanilla pods

Others

(p)

Indicates that the maximum residue level has been established provisionally in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC.