Commission Directive 2007/11/EC of 21 February 2007 amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for acetamiprid, thiacloprid, imazosulfuron, methoxyfenozide, S-metholachlor, milbemectin and tribenuron (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, consumer protection, foodstuffs legislation, fruit, pesticide residue, plant health legislation, vegetable

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/11/EC

of 21 February 2007

amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards
maximum residue levels for acetamiprid, thiacloprid, imazosulfuron, methoxyfenozide,
S-metholachlor, milbemectin and tribenuron

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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

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 (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July 1986
on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on
foodstuffs of animal origin (2), and in particular Article 10
thereof,

The inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of the
active substances concerned was based on the assessment
of the information submitted concerning the proposed use.
Information relating to this use has been submitted by
certain Member States in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of
that Directive. The information available has been reviewed
and is sufficient to allow certain maximum residue levels
(MRLs) to be fixed.

(4) Where no Community MRL or provisional MRL exists,
Member States are to establish a national provisional MRL
in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC
before plant protection products containing these active
substances may be authorised.

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 fruit and
vegetables (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

(5)

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

Whereas:

The Commission review reports which were prepared for
the inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of the
active substances concerned, fixed the Acceptable Daily
Intake (ADI) and if necessary, the Acute Reference Dose
(ARfD) for those substances. The exposure of consumers of
food products treated with the active substance concerned
has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with
Community procedures. Account has also been taken of
guidelines published by the World Health Organisation (9)
and the opinion of the Scientific Committee for Plants (10)
on the methodology employed. It has been concluded that
the MRLs proposed will not lead to those ADIs or ARfD
being exceeded.

(1)

(2)

The existing active substance tribenuron has been included
in Annex I
to Directive 91/414/EEC by Commission
Directive 2005/54/EC (5).

to Directive 91/414/EEC:

The following new active substances have been included in
Annex I
acetamiprid and
thiacloprid by Commission Directive 2004/99/EC (6),
imazosulfuron, methoxyfenozide, and S-metholachlor by
Commission Directive 2005/3/EC (7), and milbemectin by
Commission Directive 2005/58/EC (8).

(6)

(7)

(1) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37. Directive as last amended by Commission

Directive 2006/92/EC (OJ L 311, 10.11.2006, p. 31).

(2) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 43. Directive as last amended by Commission

Directive 2006/62/EC (OJ L 206, 27.7.2006, p. 27).

(3) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. Directive as last amended by

Commission Directive 2006/92/EC.

(4) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission

Directive 2006/136/EC (OJ L 349, 12.12.2006, p. 42).
(5)
JO L 244, 20.9.2005, p. 21.
(6) OJ L 309, 6.10.2004, p. 6.
(7) OJ L 20, 22.1.2005, p. 19.
(8) OJ L 246, 22.9.2005, p. 17.

the consumer

to ensure that

is adequately
In order
resulting from
protected from exposure to residues
unauthorised uses of plant protection products, provisional
MRLs should be set
for the relevant product/pesticide
combinations at the lower limit of analytical determination.

The setting at Community level of such provisional MRLs
does not prevent the Member States from establishing
provisional MRLs for the substances concerned in accord-
ance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC and
Annex VI to that Directive. It is considered that a period of

(9) 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).

(10) Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Plants regarding questions
relating to amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC,
86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC (Opinion expressed by the Scientific
Committee on Plants, 14 July 1998) (http://europa.eu.int/comm/
food/fs/sc/index_en.html).

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four years is sufficient to permit the development of further
uses of the active substance concerned. The provisional
MRL should then become definitive.

(8)

It is therefore necessary to modify the MRLs set out in the
Annexes to Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/
642/EEC, to allow for proper surveillance and control of
the prohibition of their uses and to protect the consumer.
Where MRLs have already been defined in the Annexes to
those Directives, it is appropriate to amend them. Where
MRLs have not already been defined, it is appropriate to set
them for the first time.

(9) Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC

should therefore be amended accordingly.

Article 4

1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 1 September
2007 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 those provisions from 2 September 2007.

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.

(10) The measures provided for

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

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.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 86/362/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex I to
this Directive.

Article 2

Directive 86/363/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex II to
this Directive.

Article 3

Directive 90/642/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex III
to this Directive.

Article 5

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

Article 6

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 February 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

In Part A of Annex II
methoxyfenozide, S-metholachlor, milbemectin, thiacloprid and tribenuron are added:

to Directive 86/362/EEC,

the following lines for acetamiprid,

thiacloprid,

imazosulfuron,

Pesticide residues

‘Acetamiprid

Imazosulfuron

Methoxyfenozide

Metholachlor including other mixtures of constituent
isomers including S-metolachlor (Sum of isomers)

Milbemectin

Thiacloprid

Tribenuron — methyl

Maximum levels in mg/kg

0,01 (*) (p)
Cereals

0,01 (*) (p)
Cereals

0,05 (*) (p)
Cereals

0,05 (*) (p)
Cereals

0,05 (*) (p)
Cereals

0,02 (*) (p)
Cereals

0,01 (*) (p)
Cereals

(*)
(p)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will
become definitive with effect from 21 March 2011.’

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ANNEX II

In Part A of Annex II to Directive 86/363/EEC, the following lines for acetamiprid, methoxyfenozide and thiachloprid are
added:

Pesticide residues

‘Acetamiprid and IM-2-1
metabolite

of meat, including fat, prepar-
ations of meat, offal and animal
fats listed in Annex I under
headings Nos ex 0201,0202,
0203, 0204, 0205 00 00,
0206, 0207, ex 0208, 0209 00,
0210, 1601 00 and 1602

meat 0,05 (*) (p); liver
0,1 (p); kidney 0,2 (p); fat
0,05 (*) (p); others 0,05 (*)
(p)

Maximum levels in mg/kg

for milk and milk products
listed in Annex I under headings
Nos 0401, 0402, 0405 00 and
0406

of shelled fresh eggs, for bird's
eggs and egg yolks listed in
Annex I under headings Nos
0407 00 and 0408

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

Methoxyfenoxide

0,01 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

Thiacloprid

meat 0,05 (p); liver 0,3 (p);
kidney 0,3 (p); fat 0,05 (p);
others 0,01 (*) (p)

0,03 (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

(*)
(p)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will
become definitive with effect from 21 March 2011.’

ANNEX III

In Part A of Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC, the following lines for acetamiprid, thiacloprid, imazosulfuron, methoxyfenozide, S-metholachlor, milbemectin, and tribenuron are added:

Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Acetamiprid

Imazosulfuron

Methoxyfenozide

Sum of MA4 + 8,9Z-
MA4, expressed as mil-
bemectin

Metholachlor including
other mixtures of con-
stituent isomers includ-
ing S-metolachlor (Sum
of isomers)

Thiacloprid

Tribenuron — methyl

Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)

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

0,01 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

(i) CITRUS FRUIT

1 (p)

1 (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

Grapefruit

Lemons

Limes

Mandarins (including clementines and
other hybrids)

Oranges

Pomelos

Others

(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,1 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

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Brazil nuts

Cashew nuts

Chestnuts

Coconuts

Hazelnuts

Macadamia

Pecans

Pine nuts

Pistachios

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Acetamiprid

Imazosulfuron

Methoxyfenozide

Sum of MA4 + 8,9Z-
MA4, expressed as mil-
bemectin

Metholachlor including
other mixtures of con-
stituent isomers includ-
ing S-metolachlor (Sum
of isomers)

Thiacloprid

Tribenuron — methyl

Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)

Walnuts

Others

(iii) POME FRUIT

0,1 (p)

2 (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,3 (p)

0,1 (p)

0,2 (p)

0,1 (p)

0,02

0,01 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

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)

(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)

Blackberries

Dewberries

Loganberries

Raspberries

Others

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,3 (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

1 (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,3 (p)

0,3 (p)

0,3 (p)

0,1 (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,5 (p)

1 (p)

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MRLs apply

Acetamiprid

Imazosulfuron

Methoxyfenozide

Sum of MA4 + 8,9Z-
MA4, expressed as mil-
bemectin

Metholachlor including
other mixtures of con-
stituent isomers includ-
ing S-metolachlor (Sum
of isomers)

Thiacloprid

Tribenuron — methyl

Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)

(d) Other small fruit and berries (other

than wild)

Bilberries

Cranberries

Currants (red, black and white)

Gooseberries

Others

0,02 (*) (p)

1 (p)

(e) Wild berries and wild fruit

0,02 (*) (p)

(vi) MISCELLANEOUS

0,01 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

Avocados

Bananas

Dates

Figs

Kiwi

Kumquats

Litchis

Mangoes

olives (table consumption)

olives (oil extraction)

Papaya

Passion fruit

Pineapples

Pomegranate

Others

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0,02 (*) (p)

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Acetamiprid

Imazosulfuron

Methoxyfenozide

Sum of MA4 + 8,9Z-
MA4, expressed as mil-
bemectin

Metholachlor including
other mixtures of con-
stituent isomers includ-
ing S-metolachlor (Sum
of isomers)

Thiacloprid

Tribenuron — methyl

2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or

dry

0,01 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES

0,01 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

Beetroot

Carrots

Cassava

Celeriac

Horseradish

Jerusalem artichokes

Parsnips

Parsley root

Radishes

Salsify

Sweet potatoes

Swedes

Turnips

Yam

Others

(ii) BULB VEGETABLES

0,01 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

Garlic

Onions

Shallots

Spring onions

Others

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MRLs apply

Acetamiprid

Imazosulfuron

Methoxyfenozide

Sum of MA4 + 8,9Z-
MA4, expressed as mil-
bemectin

Metholachlor including
other mixtures of con-
stituent isomers includ-
ing S-metolachlor (Sum
of isomers)

Thiacloprid

Tribenuron — methyl

Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)

(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES

(a) Solanacea

Tomatoes

Peppers

Aubergines

Okra

Others

(b) Cucurbits — edible peel

Cucumbers

Gherkins

Courgettes

Others

0,1 (p)

0,3 (p)

0,1 (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,3 (p)

2 (p)

1 (p)

0,5 (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

(c) Cucurbits — inedible peel

0,01 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

Melons

Squashes

Watermelons

Others

(d) Sweet corn

(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES

(a)

Flowering brassica

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Others

(b) Head brassica

Brussels sprouts

0,01 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,5 (p)

1 (p)

0,5 (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,3 (p)

0,2 (p)

0,2 (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

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Groups and examples of individual products to which the
MRLs apply

Acetamiprid

Imazosulfuron

Methoxyfenozide

Sum of MA4 + 8,9Z-
MA4, expressed as mil-
bemectin

Metholachlor including
other mixtures of con-
stituent isomers includ-
ing S-metolachlor (Sum
of isomers)

Thiacloprid

Tribenuron — methyl

Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)

Head cabbage

Others

(c) Leafy brassica

Chinese cabbage

Kale

Others

(d) Kohlrabi

(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS

0,02 (*) (p)

(a) Lettuce and similar

Cress

Lamb's lettuce

Lettuce

Scarole

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

5

5

0,01 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

2 (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

3 (p)

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Acetamiprid

Imazosulfuron

Methoxyfenozide

Sum of MA4 + 8,9Z-
MA4, expressed as mil-
bemectin

Metholachlor including
other mixtures of con-
stituent isomers includ-
ing S-metolachlor (Sum
of isomers)

Thiacloprid

Tribenuron — methyl

Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)

Celery leaves

Others

(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)

0,01 (*) (p)

Beans (with pods)

Beans (without pods)

Peas (with pods)

Peas (without pods)

Others

(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,2 (p)

1 (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

Asparagus

Cardoons

Celery

Fennel

Globe artichokes

Leek

Rhubarb

Others

(viii) FUNGI

(a) Cultivated mushrooms

(b) Wild mushrooms

0,01 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

3.

Pulses

0,01 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

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Lentils

Peas

Lupines

Others

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Acetamiprid

Imazosulfuron

Methoxyfenozide

Sum of MA4 + 8,9Z-
MA4, expressed as mil-
bemectin

Metholachlor including
other mixtures of con-
stituent isomers includ-
ing S-metolachlor (Sum
of isomers)

Thiacloprid

Tribenuron — methyl

Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)

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

0,01 (*) (p)

0,1 (*) (p)

0,1 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

2 (p)

2 (p)

0,3 (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,02 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

0,02

0,01 (*) (p)

0,01 (*) (p)

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

7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and

unconcentrated powder

0,1 (*) (p)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,1 (*) (p)

0,1 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,02 (*)

0,1 (*) (p)

0,02 (*)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,1 (*) (p)

0,1 (*) (p)

0,05 (*) (p)

0,02 (*)

(*)
(p)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
Indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 21 March 2011.’

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