Commission Directive 2007/9/EC of 20 February 2007 amending the Annexe to Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for aldicarb (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, consumer protection, foodstuffs legislation, fruit, pesticide residue, plant health legislation, vegetable

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/9/EC

of 20 February 2007

amending the Annexe to Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for
aldicarb

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

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

Whereas:

(1)

In the case of cereals and products of plant origin including
the use of
fruit and vegetables, residue levels reflect
minimum quantities of pesticides necessary to achieve
effective protection of plants, applied in such a manner that
the amount of residue is as low as is practicable and
toxicologically acceptable, having regard, in particular to
the protection of the environment and the estimated dietary
intake of consumers. Community maximum residue levels
(MRLs) represent the upper limit of the amount of such
residues that might be expected to be found in commodities
when good agricultural practices have been respected.

the lower

(2) MRLs for pesticides are kept under review and changed to
take account of new information and data. MRLs are fixed
at
limit of analytical determination where
authorised uses of plant protection 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 by the necessary data.

(3) A Member State informed the Commission of its desire to
revise national MRLs in accordance with Article 8 of
Directive 90/642/EEC in the light of concerns about
consumer intake. Proposals for the review of Community
MRLs were submitted to the Commission.

been reassessed and evaluated in accordance with Com-
munity procedures and practices, taking account of guide-
lines published by the World Health Organisation (2). On
that basis, it is appropriate to fix new MRLs, which will
ensure that there is no unacceptable consumer exposure.

(5) Where relevant, the acute exposure of consumers to those
pesticides via each of the food products that may contain
residues has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with
Community procedures and practices, taking account of
guidelines published by the World Health Organisation. It is
concluded that the presence of pesticide residues at or
below the new MRLs will not cause acute toxic effects.

(6)

Through the World Trade Organisation, the Community's
trading partners have been consulted about the new MRLs
and their comments on these levels have been taken into
account.

(7) At the request of the Commission, EFSA (3) has given an
opinion on the risk of the aldicarb MRLs in this Directive.

(8)

(9)

The Annexes to Directives 90/642/EEC should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Part A of Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC is amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

Member States shall adopt and publish, by 1 September 2007 at
the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions

(4)

The lifetime and short-term exposure of consumers to the
pesticides referred to in this Directive via food products has

(1) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. Directive as last amended by
Commission Directive 2006/92/EC (OJ L 311, 10.11.2006, p. 31).

(2) 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 1997 (WHO/FSF/FOS/97.7).

(3) The EFSA Journal (2006) 409, p. 1.

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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.

Article 3

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

They shall apply those provisions from 2 September 2007.

Article 4

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.

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.

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

In part A of Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC, the lines for aldicarb are replaced by the following:

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide
and its sulfone expressed as aldicarb)

‘1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing

added sugar; nuts

0,02 (*)

(i) CITRUS FRUIT

Grapefruit

Lemons

Limes

Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids)

Oranges

Pomelos

Others

(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)

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

(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT

(a) Table and wine grapes

Table grapes

Wine grapes

(b) Strawberries (other than wild)

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Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide
and its sulfone expressed as aldicarb)

(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)

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 (table consumption)

Olives (oil extraction)

Papaya

Passion fruit

Pineapples

Pomegranate

Others

2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry

(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES

0,02 (*)

Beetroot

Carrots

Cassava

Celeriac

Horseradish

Jerusalem artichokes

Parsnips

Parsley root

Radishes

Salsify

Sweet potatoes

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Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide
and its sulfone expressed as aldicarb)

Swedes

Turnips

Yam

Others

(ii) BULB VEGETABLES

0,05

0,02 (*)

0,02 (*)

Garlic

Onions

Shallots

Spring onions

Others

(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES

(a) Solanacea

Tomatoes

Peppers

Aubergines

Okra

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

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Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply

Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide
and its sulfone expressed as aldicarb)

(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS

0,02 (*)

(a) Lettuce and similar

Cress

Lamb's lettuce

Lettuce

Scarole (broad-leaf endive)

Ruccola

Leaves and stems of brassica

Others

(b) Spinach and similar

Spinach

Beet leaves (chard)

Others

(c) Water cress

(d) Witloof

(e) Herbs

Chervil

Chives

Parsley

Celery leaves

Others

(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)

0,02 (*)

Beans (with pods)

Beans (without pods)

Peas (with pods)

Peas (without pods)

Others

(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)

0,02 (*)

Asparagus

Cardoons

Celery

Fennel

Globe artichokes

Leek

Rhubarb

Others

(viii) FUNGI

(a) Cultivated mushrooms

(b) Wild mushrooms

3.

Pulses

Beans

Lentils

0,02 (*)

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

Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide
and its sulfone expressed as aldicarb)

Peas

Lupines

Others

4. Oilseed

Linseed

Peanuts

Poppy seeds

Sesame seeds

Sunflower seed

Rape seed

Soya bean

Mustard seed

Cotton seed

Hemp seed

Others

5.

Potatoes

Early potatoes

Ware potatoes

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

Camellia sinensis)

7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder

(*)

Indicates the lower limit of analytical determination.’

0,05 (*)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*)

0,05 (*)