Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/663 of 22 April 2021 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlordecone in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2021-04-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: animal product, consumer protection, crop production, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, pesticide, pesticide residue




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23.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 139/148








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2021/663
of 22 April 2021
         
amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlordecone in or on certain products
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 14(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 16(1)(a) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


For chlordecone, maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.












(2)


Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) prohibited the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing chlordecone. Residues of chlordecone are resulting from environmental contamination in soil due to the use of this persistent compound in the past.












(3)


On 12 July 2019, the French competent authorities notified to the Commission two emergency measures (3) (4), which had been taken at national level pursuant to Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). Following the opinions (6) (7) of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), France had fixed national MRLs for chlordecone in bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and poultry products at lower values than the ones currently applicable under Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, to ensure the protection of consumers in Guadeloupe and Martinique.












(4)


The Commission requested the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) to carry out a consumer exposure assessment in relation to the MRLs recommended by ANSES for chlordecone in products of animal origin.












(5)


The Authority submitted a scientific statement for chlordecone in certain products of animal origin (8) in accordance with Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. In that statement, the Authority concluded that the MRLs proposed in the opinions of ANSES for animal products, rounded according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines on the MRL calculation, are acceptable with regard to consumer safety. Neither the lifetime nor the short-term exposure due to high consumption of the relevant products showed that there is a risk that the acceptable daily intake or the acute reference dose is exceeded. The MRLs for chlordecone should be set as temporary in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. Those MRLs will be reviewed; the review will take into account the information available within 10 years from the publication of this Regulation.












(6)


Through the World Trade Organisation, the trading partners of the Union were consulted on the new MRLs and their comments have been taken into account.












(7)


Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(8)


A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before the modified MRLs become applicable in order to permit Member States, third countries and food business operators to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements which will result from the modification of the MRLs.












(9)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 13 November 2021.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 April 2021.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7).

(3)  Arrêté du 25 janvier 2019 modifiant l’arrêté du 30 juin 2008 relatif aux limites maximales applicables aux résidus de chlordécone que ne doivent pas dépasser certaines denrées alimentaires d’origine végétale et animale pour être reconnues propres à la consommation humaine (NOR: AGRG1901040A).

(4)  Arrêté du 23 mai 2019 modifiant l’arrêté du 25 janvier 2019 relatif aux limites maximales applicables aux résidus de chlordécone que ne doivent pas dépasser certaines denrées alimentaires d’origine végétale et animale pour être reconnues propres à la consommation humaine (NOR: AGRG1913466A).

(5)  Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

(6)  Note d’appui scientifique et technique de l’Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail relative à la fixation d’une limite maximale de résidus de chlordécone dans la graisse pour les denrées carnées (2018-SA-0202).

(7)  Avis de l’Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail relatif à la fixation d’une limite maximale de résidus de chlordécone dans les muscles et dans la graisse pour les denrées carnées (2018-SA-0265).

(8)  Statement on the dietary exposure assessment for the temporary maximum residue levels for chlordecone in certain products of animal origin. EFSA Journal 2020;18(3):6052.




ANNEX
In Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the column for chlordecone is replaced by the following:

‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)








Code number


Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply (1)



Chlordecone (F)




(1)


(2)


(3)




0100000



FRUITS, FRESH or FROZEN; TREE NUTS



 




0110000



Citrus fruits



0,02




0110010


Grapefruits


 




0110020


Oranges


 




0110030


Lemons


 




0110040


Limes


 




0110050


Mandarins


 




0110990


Others (2)


 




0120000



Tree nuts



 




0120010


Almonds


0,01 (*1)





0120020


Brazil nuts


0,02




0120030


Cashew nuts


0,02




0120040


Chestnuts


0,01 (*1)





0120050


Coconuts


0,02




0120060


Hazelnuts/cobnuts


0,01 (*1)





0120070


Macadamias


0,01 (*1)





0120080


Pecans


0,01 (*1)





0120090


Pine nut kernels


0,01 (*1)





0120100


Pistachios


0,01 (*1)





0120110


Walnuts


0,01 (*1)





0120990


Others (2)


0,01 (*1)





0130000



Pome fruits



0,01 (*1)





0130010


Apples


 




0130020


Pears


 




0130030


Quinces


 




0130040


Medlars


 




0130050


Loquats/Japanese medlars


 




0130990


Others (2)


 




0140000



Stone fruits



0,01 (*1)





0140010


Apricots


 




0140020


Cherries (sweet)


 




0140030


Peaches


 




0140040


Plums


 




0140990


Others (2)


 




0150000



Berries and small fruits



 




0151000








(a)



grapes







 




0151010


Table grapes


0,02




0151020


Wine grapes


0,01 (*1)





0152000








(b)



strawberries







0,02




0153000








(c)



cane fruits







0,01 (*1)





0153010


Blackberries


 




0153020


Dewberries


 




0153030


Raspberries (red and yellow)


 




0153990


Others (2)


 




0154000








(d)



other small fruits and berries







0,01 (*1)





0154010


Blueberries


 




0154020


Cranberries


 




0154030


Currants (black, red and white)


 




0154040


Gooseberries (green, red and yellow)


 




0154050


Rose hips


 




0154060


Mulberries (black and white)


 




0154070


Azaroles/Mediterranean medlars


 




0154080


Elderberries


 




0154990


Others (2)


 




0160000



Miscellaneous fruits with



0,02




0161000








(a)



edible peel







 




0161010


Dates


 




0161020


Figs


 




0161030


Table olives


 




0161040


Kumquats


 




0161050


Carambolas


 




0161060


Kaki/Japanese persimmons


 




0161070


Jambuls/jambolans


 




0161990


Others (2)


 




0162000








(b)



inedible peel, small







 




0162010


Kiwi fruits (green, red, yellow)


 




0162020


Litchis/lychees


 




0162030


Passionfruits/maracujas


 




0162040


Prickly pears/cactus fruits


 




0162050


Star apples/cainitos


 




0162060


American persimmons/Virginia kaki


 




0162990


Others (2)


 




0163000








(c)



inedible peel, large







 




0163010


Avocados


 




0163020


Bananas


 




0163030


Mangoes


 




0163040


Papayas


 




0163050


Granate apples/pomegranates


 




0163060


Cherimoyas


 




0163070


Guavas


 




0163080


Pineapples


 




0163090


Breadfruits


 




0163100


Durians


 




0163110


Soursops/guanabanas


 




0163990


Others (2)


 




0200000



VEGETABLES, FRESH or FROZEN



 




0210000



Root and tuber vegetables



0,02




0211000








(a)



potatoes







 




0212000








(b)



tropical root and tuber vegetables







 




0212010


Cassava roots/manioc


 




0212020


Sweet potatoes


 




0212030


Yams


 




0212040


Arrowroots


 




0212990


Others (2)


 




0213000








(c)



other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beets







 




0213010


Beetroots


 




0213020


Carrots


 




0213030


Celeriacs/turnip rooted celeries


 




0213040


Horseradishes


 




0213050


Jerusalem artichokes


 




0213060


Parsnips


 




0213070


Parsley roots/Hamburg roots parsley


 




0213080


Radishes


 




0213090


Salsifies


 




0213100


Swedes/rutabagas


 




0213110


Turnips


 




0213990


Others (2)


 




0220000



Bulb vegetables



0,02




0220010


Garlic


 




0220020


Onions


 




0220030


Shallots


 




0220040


Spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions


 




0220990


Others (2)


 




0230000



Fruiting vegetables



0,02




0231000








(a)



Solanaceae and Malvaceae







 




0231010


Tomatoes


 




0231020


Sweet peppers/bell peppers


 




0231030


Aubergines/eggplants


 




0231040


Okra/lady's fingers


 




0231990


Others (2)


 




0232000








(b)



cucurbits with edible peel







 




0232010


Cucumbers


 




0232020


Gherkins


 




0232030


Courgettes


 




0232990


Others (2)


 




0233000








(c)



cucurbits with inedible peel







 




0233010


Melons


 




0233020


Pumpkins


 




0233030


Watermelons


 




0233990


Others (2)


 




0234000








(d)



sweet corn







 




0239000








(e)



other fruiting vegetables







 




0240000



Brassica vegetables(excluding brassica roots and brassica baby leaf crops)



0,02




0241000








(a)



flowering brassica







 




0241010


Broccoli


 




0241020


Cauliflowers


 




0241990


Others (2)


 




0242000








(b)



head brassica







 




0242010


Brussels sprouts


 




0242020


Head cabbages


 




0242990


Others (2)


 




0243000








(c)



leafy brassica







 




0243010


Chinese cabbages/pe-tsai


 




0243020


Kales


 




0243990


Others (2)


 




0244000








(d)



kohlrabies







 




0250000



Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible flowers



 




0251000








(a)



lettuces and salad plants







0,02




0251010


Lamb's lettuces/corn salads


 




0251020


Lettuces


 




0251030


Escaroles/broad-leaved endives


 




0251040


Cresses and other sprouts and shoots


 




0251050


Land cresses


 




0251060


Roman rocket/rucola


 




0251070


Red mustards


 




0251080


Baby leaf crops (including brassica species)


 




0251990


Others (2)


 




0252000








(b)



spinaches and similar leaves







0,02




0252010


Spinaches


 




0252020


Purslanes


 




0252030


Chards/beet leaves


 




0252990


Others (2)


 




0253000








(c)



grape leaves and similar species







0,01 (*1)





0254000








(d)



watercresses







0,02




0255000








(e)



witloofs/Belgian endives







0,01 (*1)





0256000








(f)



herbs and edible flowers







0,02




0256010


Chervil


 




0256020


Chives


 




0256030


Celery leaves


 




0256040


Parsley


 




0256050


Sage


 




0256060


Rosemary


 




0256070


Thyme


 




0256080


Basil and edible flowers


 




0256090


Laurel/bay leaves


 




0256100


Tarragon


 




0256990


Others (2)


 




0260000



Legume vegetables



0,02




0260010


Beans (with pods)


 




0260020


Beans (without pods)


 




0260030


Peas (with pods)


 




0260040


Peas (without pods)


 




0260050


Lentils


 




0260990


Others (2)


 




0270000



Stem vegetables



0,02




0270010


Asparagus


 




0270020


Cardoons


 




0270030


Celeries


 




0270040


Florence fennels


 




0270050


Globe artichokes


 




0270060


Leeks


 




0270070


Rhubarbs


 




0270080


Bamboo shoots


 




0270090


Palm hearts


 




0270990


Others (2)


 




0280000



Fungi, mosses and lichens



 




0280010


Cultivated fungi


0,01 (*1)





0280020


Wild fungi


0,02




0280990


Mosses and lichens


0,01 (*1)





0290000



Algae and prokaryotes organisms



0,01 (*1)





0300000



PULSES



 




0300010


Beans


0,02




0300020


Lentils


0,02




0300030


Peas


0,01 (*1)





0300040


Lupins/lupini beans


0,01 (*1)





0300990


Others (2)


0,01 (*1)





0400000



OILSEEDS AND OIL FRUITS



 




0401000



Oilseeds



 




0401010


Linseeds


0,01 (*1)





0401020


Peanuts/groundnuts


0,02




0401030


Poppy seeds


0,01 (*1)





0401040


Sesame seeds


0,01 (*1)





0401050


Sunflower seeds


0,01 (*1)





0401060


Rapeseeds/canola seeds


0,01 (*1)





0401070


Soyabeans


0,02




0401080


Mustard seeds


0,01 (*1)





0401090


Cotton seeds


0,02




0401100


Pumpkin seeds


0,02




0401110


Safflower seeds


0,01 (*1)





0401120


Borage seeds


0,01 (*1)





0401130


Gold of pleasure seeds


0,01 (*1)





0401140


Hemp seeds


0,01 (*1)





0401150


Castor beans


0,02




0401990


Others (2)


0,01 (*1)





0402000



Oil fruits



 




0402010


Olives for oil production


0,01 (*1)





0402020


Oil palms kernels


0,01 (*1)





0402030


Oil palms fruits


0,02




0402040


Kapok


0,02




0402990


Others (2)


0,01 (*1)





0500000



CEREALS



 




0500010


Barley


0,01 (*1)





0500020


Buckwheat and other pseudocereals


0,01 (*1)





0500030


Maize/corn


0,02




0500040


Common millet/proso millet


0,02




0500050


Oat


0,01 (*1)





0500060


Rice


0,01 (*1)





0500070


Rye


0,01 (*1)





0500080


Sorghum


0,01 (*1)





0500090


Wheat


0,01 (*1)





0500990


Others (2)


0,01 (*1)





0600000



TEAS, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS, COCOA AND CAROBS



0,02




0610000



Teas



 




0620000



Coffee beans



 




0630000



Herbal infusions from



 




0631000








(a)



flowers







 




0631010


Chamomile


 




0631020


Hibiscus/roselle


 




0631030


Rose


 




0631040


Jasmine


 




0631050


Lime/linden


 




0631990


Others (2)


 




0632000








(b)



leaves and herbs







 




0632010


Strawberry


 




0632020


Rooibos


 




0632030


Mate/maté


 




0632990


Others (2)


 




0633000








(c)



roots







 




0633010


Valerian


 




0633020


Ginseng


 




0633990


Others (2)


 




0639000








(d)



any other parts of the plant







 




0640000



Cocoa beans



 




0650000



Carobs/Saint John's breads



 




0700000



HOPS



0,02




0800000



SPICES



0,02




0810000



Seed spices



 




0810010


Anise/aniseed


 




0810020


Black caraway/black cumin


 




0810030


Celery


 




0810040


Coriander


 




0810050


Cumin


 




0810060


Dill


 




0810070


Fennel


 




0810080


Fenugreek


 




0810090


Nutmeg


 




0810990


Others (2)


 




0820000



Fruit spices



 




0820010


Allspice/pimento


 




0820020


Sichuan pepper


 




0820030


Caraway


 




0820040


Cardamom


 




0820050


Juniper berry


 




0820060


Peppercorn (black, green and white)


 




0820070


Vanilla


 




0820080


Tamarind


 




0820990


Others (2)


 




0830000



Bark spices



 




0830010


Cinnamon


 




0830990


Others (2)


 




0840000



Root and rhizome spices



 




0840010


Liquorice


 




0840020


Ginger (10)


 




0840030


Turmeric/curcuma


 




0840040


Horseradish (11)


 




0840990


Others (2)


 




0850000



Bud spices



 




0850010


Cloves


 




0850020


Capers


 




0850990


Others (2)


 




0860000



Flower pistil spices



 




0860010


Saffron


 




0860990


Others (2)


 




0870000



Aril spices



 




0870010


Mace


 




0870990


Others (2)


 




0900000



SUGAR PLANTS



 




0900010


Sugar beet roots


0,01 (*1)





0900020


Sugar canes


0,02




0900030


Chicory roots


0,01 (*1)





0900990


Others (2)


0,01 (*1)





1000000



PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN -TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS



 




1010000



Commodities from



(+)




1011000








(a)



swine








0,02





1011010


Muscle


 




1011020


Fat


 




1011030


Liver


 




1011040


Kidney


 




1011050


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 




1011990


Others (2)


 




1012000








(b)



bovine







 




1012010


Muscle



0,02





1012020


Fat



0,03





1012030


Liver



0,02





1012040


Kidney



0,02





1012050


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)



0,02





1012990


Others (2)



0,02





1013000








(c)



sheep








0,02





1013010


Muscle


 




1013020


Fat


 




1013030


Liver


 




1013040


Kidney


 




1013050


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 




1013990


Others (2)


 




1014000








d)



goat








0,02





1014010


Muscle


 




1014020


Fat


 




1014030


Liver


 




1014040


Kidney


 




1014050


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 




1014990


Others (2)


 




1015000








(e)



equine








0,02





1015010


Muscle


 




1015020


Fat


 




1015030


Liver


 




1015040


Kidney


 




1015050


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 




1015990


Others (2)


 




1016000








(f)



poultry








0,02





1016010


Muscle


 




1016020


Fat


 




1016030


Liver


 




1016040


Kidney


 




1016050


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 




1016990


Others (2)


 




1017000








(g)



other farmed terrestrial animals








0,02





1017010


Muscle


 




1017020


Fat


 




1017030


Liver


 




1017040


Kidney


 




1017050


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 




1017990


Others (2)


 




1020000



Milk



0,02




1020010


Cattle


 




1020020


Sheep


 




1020030


Goat


 




1020040


Horse


 




1020990


Others (2)


 




1030000



Birds eggs



0,02




1030010


Chicken


 




1030020


Duck


 




1030030


Geese


 




1030040


Quail


 




1030990


Others (2)


 




1040000



Honey and other apiculture products (7)



0,02




1050000



Amphibians and Reptiles



0,02




1060000



Terrestrial invertebrate animals



0,02




1070000



Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals



0,02




1100000



PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN - FISH, FISHPRODUCTS AND ANY OTHER MARINE AND FRESHWATER FOOD PRODUCTS (8)



 




1200000



PRODUCTS OR PART OF PRODUCTS EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR ANIMAL FEED PRODUCTION (8)



 




1300000



PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS (9)



 




(F) = Fat soluble

Chlordecone (F)







(+)


Monitoring data show that an unavoidable cross-contamination occurs. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information available within 10 years from the date of publication.

1010000 Commodities from


1011000 (a) swine


1012000 (b) bovine


1013000 (c) sheep


1014000 d) goat


1015000 (e) equine


1016000 (f) poultry


1017000 (g) other farmed terrestrial animals’











(*1)  Limit of analytical determination

(1)  For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRLs apply, reference should be made to Annex I.