Commission Regulation (EC) No 1213/2008 of 5 December 2008 concerning a coordinated multiannual Community control programme for 2009, 2010 and 2011 to ensure compliance with maximum levels of and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, cereals, consumer protection, foodstuffs legislation, fruit, pesticide residue, plant health control, plant health legislation, vegetable

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1213/2008

of 5 December 2008

concerning a coordinated multiannual Community control programme for 2009, 2010 and 2011 to
ensure compliance with maximum levels of and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide
residues in and on food of plant and animal origin

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European
the Council of 23 February 2005 on
Parliament and of
maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed
of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive
91/414/EEC (1), in particular Article 29 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC,
86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC the Commission adopted
recommendations concerning a coordinated Community
monitoring programme for pesticide residues in and on
cereals and certain other products of plant origin. On
1 September 2008 those Directives were replaced by
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. Under that Regulation
the Community
pesticide
residues is to cover food of animal origin in addition
to food of plant origin and it is to take the form of a
binding act. It should therefore be adopted as a Regu­
lation.
to Council
should be without prejudice
Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to
in
monitor certain substances and residues
live animals and animal products and repealing Directives
85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC
and 91/664/EEC (2).

programme

control

thereof

of

It

Thirty foodstuffs constitute the major components of the
diet
show
in the Community. Since pesticide uses
significant changes over a period of three years, pesticides
should be monitored in those thirty foodstuffs over a
series of three-year cycles to allow consumer exposure
and the application of Community legislation to be
assessed.

On the basis of a binomial probability distribution, it can
be calculated that examination of 642 samples allows,
with a certainty of more than 99 %, the detection of a
sample containing pesticide residues above the limit of
determination (LOD), provided that not less than 1 % of
the products contain residues above that limit. Collection

(1) OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.

of these samples should be apportioned among Member
States
to population numbers, with a
minimum of 12 samples per product and per year.

according

(4) Where the residue definition of a pesticide includes other
active substances, metabolites or breakdown products,
those metabolites should be reported separately.

(5)

(6)

(7)

Guidance concerning ‘Method validation and quality
control procedures for pesticide residue analysis in food
and feed’ is published on the Commission website (3).

the

sampling

For
sampling procedures Commission Directive
2002/63/EC of 11 July 2002 establishing Community
control of
for
methods of
pesticide residues in and on products of plant and
animal origin and repealing Directive 79/700/EEC (4)
which
and
procedures recommended by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission should apply.

sampling methods

incorporates

the official

the

for baby

food established provided for

It is also necessary to assess whether maximum residue
levels
in
Article 10 of Commission Directive 2006/141/EC of
22 December 2006 on infant formulae and follow-on
formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/EC (5) and
Article 7 of Commission Directive 2006/125/EC of
5 December 2006 on processed cereal-based foods and
infants and young children (6) are
baby foods
respected.

for

(8)

It is necessary to assess possible aggregate, cumulative
and synergistic effects of pesticides. This assessment
should start with some organophosphates, carbamates,
triazoles and pyrethroides, as set out in Annex I.

(3) Document SANCO/3131/2007, 31 October 2007
http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/protection/resources/
qualcontrol_en.pdf

(4) OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30.
(5) OJ L 401, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 339, 6.12.2006, p. 16.

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Member States should submit by 31 August of each year
the information concerning the previous calendar year.

In addition to those results, Member States shall provide the
following information:

(9)

(10)

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

opinion

the

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Member States shall, during the years 2009, 2010 and 2011
take and analyse samples for
the product/pesticide residue
combinations, as set out in Annex I.

The number of samples of each product shall be as set out in
Annex II.

(a)

the analytical methods used and reporting levels achieved, in
accordance with the guidance on Method validation and
quality control procedures for pesticide residue analysis in
food and feed;

(b) limit of determination applied in the national

and

community control programmes;

(c) details of the accreditation status of the analytical

labora­

tories involved in the control;

1.

The lot to be sampled shall be chosen randomly.

ment measures taken;

Article 2

(d) where permitted by national legislation, details of enforce­

The sampling procedure, including the number of units, shall
comply with Directive 2002/63/EC.

(e)

2.

The samples taken and analysed shall include at least:

in case of MRL exceedance, a statement of the possible
reasons why the MRLs were exceeded, together with any
appropriate
risk management
options.

observations

regarding

(a)

ten samples of baby food based mainly on vegetables, fruits
or cereals;

(b) one sample, where available, from products originating from
organic farming that reflects the market share of organic
products in each Member State.

2. Where the residue definition of a pesticide includes active
substances, metabolites and/or breakdown or reaction products,
Member States shall report the analysis results in accordance
with the legal residue definition. Where relevant, the results of
each of the main isomers or metabolites mentioned in the
residue definition shall be submitted separately.

Article 3

1. Member States shall submit the results of the analysis of
samples tested in 2009, 2010 and 2011 by 31 August 2010,
2011 and 2012 respectively.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Pesticide/product combinations to be monitored

2,4-D (sum of 2,4-D and its esters expr. as 2,4-D)

4,4′-Methoxychlor

Abamectin (sum of avermectin B1a, avermectin B1b and delta-8,9 isomer of avermectin B1a)

Acephate

Acetamiprid

Acrinathrin

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

Amitraz (amitraz including the metabolites containing the 2,4-dimethylaniline moity expressed as
amitraz)

Amitrole (***)

Azinphos-ethyl (***)

Azinphos-methyl

Azoxystrobin

Benfuracarb (***)

Bifenthrin

Bitertanol

Boscalid

Bromide ion

Bromopropylate

Bromuconazole (sum of diasteroisomers) (***)

Bupirimate

Buprofezin

Cadusafos (***)

Campfechlor (sum of parlar No 26, 50 and 62) (***)

Captan

Carbaryl

Carbendazim (sum of Benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim)

Carbofuran (sum of Carbofuran and 3-Hydroxycarbofuran expr. as Carbofuran)

Carbosulfan (***)

Chlordane (sum of cis- and trans-isomers and oxychlordane expr. as chlordane)

Chlorfenapyr

2009

2010

2011

(c)

(e)

(a)

(f)

(c) (e)

(a) (f)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(d)

(b) (d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b) (d)

(c) (e)

(a) (f)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(d)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(a)

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2009

2010

2011

Chlorfenvinphos

Chlormequat (*)

Chlorobenzilate (***)

Chlorothalonil

Chlorpropham (Chlorpropham and 3-Chloroaniline expr. as Chlorpropham)

Chlorpyriphos

Chlorpyriphos-methyl

clofentezin (sum of all compounds containing the 2-Chlorbenzoyl-moiety expr. as Clofentezin)

Clothianidin (sum of Thiamethoxam and Clothianidin expr. as Thiamethoxam)

Cyfluthrin (Cyfluthrin incl. other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers))

Cypermethrin (Cypermethrin incl. other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers))

cyproconazole (***)

Cyprodinil

DDT (sum of p,p′-DDT, o,p′-DDT, p-p′-DDE and p,p′-DDD (TDE) expr. as DDT)

Deltamethrin (cis-deltamethrin)

Diazinon

Dichlofluanid

Dichlorvos

Dicloran

Dicofol (sum of p,p′ and o,p′ isomers)

Dieldrin (Aldrin and dieldrin combined expressed as dieldrin)

Difenoconazole

Dimethoate (sum of Dimethoate and Omethoate expressed as dimethoate)

Dimethomorph

Dinocap (sum of dinocap isomers and their corresponding phenols expressed as dinocap)

Diphenylamine

(b)

(b)

(d)

(b)

(b)

(b) (d)

(b) (d)

(b)

(b) (d)

(b) (d)

(b)

(b)

(d)

(b) (d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(c)

(c)

(c) (e)

(c) (e)

(c)

(c)

(c) (e)

(c) (e)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(c) (e)

(c) (e)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(a)

(a)

(a) (f)

(a) (f)

(a)

(a)

(a) (f)

(a) (f)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(a) (f)

(a) (f)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta-isomers and Endosulfan-sulphate expr. as Endosulfan)

(b) (d)

(c) (e)

(a) (f)

Endrin

Epoxiconazole

Ethion

Ethoprophos (***)

Fenamiphos (sum of fenamiphos and its sulphoxide and sulphone expressed as fenamiphos) (***)

fenarimol

(d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(e)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(f)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

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2009

2010

2011

Fenazaquin

Fenbuconazole (***)

Fenhexamid

Fenitrothion

Fenoxycarb

Fenpropathrin (***)

Fenpropimorph

Fenthion (sum of fenthion and its oxigen analogue, their sulfoxides and sulfone expr. as parent)

Fenvalerate/Esfenvalerate (sum of RS/SR and RR/SS isomers)

Fipronil (sum of Fipronil + sulfone metabolite (MB46136) expr. as Fipronil)

Fluazifop (Fluazifop-P-butyl (fluazifop acid (free and conjugate)))

Fludioxonil

Flufenoxuron

Fluquiconazole (***)

flusilazole

Flutriafol (***)

Folpet

Formetanate (sum of Formetanate and its salts expr. as Formetanate hydrochloride)

Fosthiazate (***)

Glyphosate (**)

Haloxyfop including haloxyfop-R (Haloxyfop-R methyl ester, haloxyfop-R and conjugates of haloxyfop-R
expressed as haloxyfop-R) (F) (R)

HCB

Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide expressed as heptachlor)

Hexachlorcyclohexan (HCH), Alpha-Isomer

Hexachlorcyclohexan (HCH), Beta-Isomer

Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) (Gamma-isomer) (Lindane)

Hexaconazole

Hexythiazox

Imazalil

Imidacloprid

Indoxacarb (Indoxacarb as sum of the isomers S and R)

Iprodione

Iprovalicarb

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(c) (e)

(c) (e)

(a) (f)

(a) (f)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(e)

(e)

(e)

(e)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(f)

(f)

(f)

(f)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(d)

(d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(d)

(d)

(d)

(d)

(d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

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Kresoxim-methyl

Lambda-cyhalothrin (Lambda-cyhalothrin, incl. other mixed isomeric consituents (sum of isomers))

Linuron

Lufenuron

Malathion (sum of Malathion and Malaoxon expr. as Malathion)

Maneb group (sum expr. as CS2: Maneb, Mancozeb, Metiram, Propineb, Thiram, Ziram)

Mepanipyrim and its metabolite (2-anilino-4-(2-hydroxypropyl)-6-methylpyrimidine) expr. as mepa­
nipyrim)

Mepiquat (*)

Metalaxyl (Metalaxyl incl. mixtures of constituent isomers incl. Metalaxyl-M (sum of isomers))

Metconazole (***)

Methamidophos

Methidathion

Methiocarb (sum of Methiocarb and Methiocarb-Sulfoxide and Sulfone, expr. as Methiocarb)

Methomyl (sum of Methomyl and Thiodicarb expr. as Methomyl)

Methoxyfenozide

Monocrotophos

Myclobutanil

Oxadixyl

Oxamyl

Oxydemeton-methyl (sum of Oxydemeton-Methyl and Demeton-S-Methylsulfone expr. as Oxydemeton-
Methyl)

Paclobutrazole (***)

Parathion

Parathion-Methyl (sum of Parathion-Methyl and Paraoxon-Methyl expr. as Parathion-Methyl)

Penconazole

Pendimethalin

Permethrin (sum of cis- and trans-permethrin)

Phenthoate

Phosalone

Phosmet (Phosmet and Phosmet oxon expr. as Phosmet)

phoxim (***)

Pirimicarb (sum of Pirimicarb and Desmethylpirimicarb expr. as Pirimicarb)

2009

2010

2011

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(b) (d)

(c) (e)

(a) (f)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(b) (d)

(b) (d)

(c) (e)

(c) (e)

(a) (f)

(a) (f)

(b)

(d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

Pirimiphos-methyl

(b) (d)

(c) (e)

(a) (f)

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Prochloraz (sum of Prochloraz + its metabolites cont.
Prochloraz)

the 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol moiety expr. as

Procymidone

Profenofos

Propamocarb (sum of Propamocarb and its salt expr. as Propamocarb)

Propargite

Propiconazole

Propyzamide

Prothioconazole (Prothioconazole-desthio) (***)

Pyrazophos

Pyrethrins

Pyridaben

Pyrimethanil

Pyriproxyfen

Quinoxyfen

Quintozene (sum of Quintozen und Pentachloraniline, expr. as Quintozene)

Resmethrin (sum of isomers)

Spinosad (sum of Spinosyn A and Spinosyn D, expr. as Spinosad)

Spiroxamine

Tebuconazole

Tebufenozide

Tebufenpyrad

Tecnazene

Teflubenzuron

Tefluthrin (***)

Tetraconazole

Tetradifon

Thiabendazole

Thiacloprid

Thiophanate-methyl

Tolcloflos-methyl

Tolylfluanid (sum of Tolylfluanid and Dimethylaminosulfotoluidide expr. as Tolylfluanid)

Triadimefon and triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol)

2009

2010

2011

(b)

(b)

(c)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(b) (d)

(c) (e)

(a) (f)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(d)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(e)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(e)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(f)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(f)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

Triazophos

(b) (d)

(c) (e)

(a) (f)

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Trichlorfon (***)

trifloxystrobin

Trifluralin

Triticonazole (***)

Vinclozolin (sum of Vinclozolin and all metabolites cont. the 3,5-dichloraniniline moiety, expr. as
Vinclozolin)

2009

2010

2011

(b)

(b)

(b)

(b)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a) Beans (fresh or frozen, without pod), carrots, cucumbers, oranges or mandarins, pears, potatoes, rice and spinach (fresh or frozen).
(b) Aubergines, bananas, cauliflower, table grapes, orange juice (Member States shall specify the source (concentrates or fresh fruits)), peas (fresh/frozen, without pod),

peppers (sweet) and wheat.

(c) Apples, head cabbage, leek, lettuce, tomatoes, peaches including nectarines and similar hybrids; rye or oats and strawberries.
(d) Butter, egg.
(e) Milk, swine meat.
(f) Poultrymeat, liver (bovine and other ruminants, swine and poultry).
(*) Chlormequat and mepiquat shall be analysed in cereals (excluding rice), carrots, fruiting vegetables and pears.
(**) Only cereals.
(***) To be analysed on voluntary basis in 2009.

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Number of samples of each product to be taken and analysed by each Member State.

ANNEX II

Member State

Samples

Member State

Samples

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

93

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

45

66

12 (*)
15 (**)

65

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

17

12 (*)
15 (**)

45

12 (*)
15 (**)

17

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

12 (*)
15 (**)

66

TOTAL MINIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES: 642

(*) Minimum number of samples for each single residue method applied.
(**) Minimum number of samples for each multi-residue method applied.