Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/334 of 2 February 2023 amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for clothianidin and thiamethoxam in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2023-02-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: consumer protection, crop production, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, pesticide, pesticide residue




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/334
of 2 February 2023
         
amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for clothianidin and thiamethoxam 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), Article 18(1)(b) and Article 49(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


For clothianidin and thiamethoxam maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. The European Food Safety Authority (the ‘Authority’) reviewed these MRLs in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 (2) and recommended MRLs which were found to be safe for consumers. Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/156 (3) included these MRLs in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. Some of these MRLs were based on Codex maximum residue limits (CXLs) and had already been included in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 through earlier amendments (4).












(2)


On 11 July 2015 (5) the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopted a new set CXLs for clothianidin and thiamethoxam. As they were found to be safe for consumers in the Union (6) by the Authority, Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/671 (7) included them in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.












(3)


Clothianidin and thiamethoxam were included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (8) on 1 August 2006 and 1 February 2007, respectively, and, therefore, before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (9). The most recent risk assessments (10) (11) for bees from the exposure to these substances conducted by the Authority under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 found that, due to their intrinsic properties, the exposure from outdoor use of clothianidin and thiamethoxam leads to unacceptable risks for bees, or such risks could not be excluded based on the available data. Therefore, Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/784 (12) and (EU) 2018/785 (13) restricted, the approval of clothianidin and thiamethoxam, respectively, to uses in permanent greenhouses only and required that the resulting crops stayed within a permanent greenhouse during their entire life cycle.












(4)


Following the adoption of these restrictions, all applications for the renewal of the approval of the active substances clothianidin and thiamethoxam were withdrawn. Therefore, the approval of clothianidin expired on 31 January 2019 and the approval of thiamethoxam expired on 30 April 2019.












(5)


In the light of the Authority’s risk assessment for bees and of all the available pertinent information, there is currently no evidence that would allow any outdoor uses for clothianidin and thiamethoxam to be considered as safe for bees. Producers of the substances can however, at any time, submit additional information, as provided in Articles 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, demonstrating the safety for bees of outdoor uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam. That information, if submitted, would be reviewed within the time period provided for in that Regulation. To date, no such information has been submitted.












(6)


Adverse effects of clothianidin and thiamethoxam on bees are directly linked to the intrinsic properties of those substances. Therefore, the risks for bees from outdoor uses of these substances are unlikely to be limited to the Union.












(7)


There is a substantial body of evidence showing that active substances which are neonicotinoids, such as clothianidin and thiamethoxam, play an important role in the decline of bees and other pollinators worldwide. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on pollinators, pollination and food production concluded in its 2016 assessment report (14) that neonicotinoids (such as clothianidin and thiamethoxam) have adverse effects on bees and other pollinators. The impact of neonicotinoids on wildlife has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Task Force on Systemic Pesticides since 2012. The Worldwide Integrated Assessment of the Impact of Systemic Pesticides on Biodiversity and Ecosystems (WIA) has examined 1 121 scientific studies and results indicate that pollinator populations are highly vulnerable to the existing levels of pollution with neonicotinoids and are likely to have large-scale and wide ranging negative biological and ecological impacts (15). A recent review of the existing scientific knowledge corroborated this conclusion indicating that neonicotinoid use is driving the decline of pollinator population in different world regions (16).












(8)


Since the ban on outdoor uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam in the Union, several countries outside the Union have also restricted the use of clothianidin and thiamethoxam to protect pollinators, including bees (17) (18) (19). Other countries are currently re-evaluating their approval of these active substances (20) (21) (22).












(9)


Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 establishes in accordance with the general principles laid down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (23) provisions related to maximum residue levels of pesticides residues in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin. In accordance with Article 5(1) of the latter Regulation, food law shall pursue one or more of the general objectives of a high level of protection of human life and health and the protection of consumers’ interests, including fair practices in food trade, taking into account, where appropriate, the protection of animal health and welfare, plant health and the environment.












(10)


There is growing worldwide concern that the decline of pollinators is a serious threat to global biodiversity, the environment and sustainable development, as well as to maintaining agricultural productivity and food security. According to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Pollinators (24), pollination is one of the most important mechanisms in the maintenance and promotion of biodiversity and, in general, life on earth. Many ecosystems, including agro-ecosystems and two thirds of major food crops depend on pollinators for quality or yield. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) calls for actions to address the drivers of pollinator decline for the sake of sustainable global food production (25). Highly dependent on pollination, foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds are the main dietary contributors of micronutrients necessary to prevent the risk of some non-communicable diseases in humans (26) (27). Therefore, pollinators are important to ensure diversity in diet and to reduce the threat to biodiversity in the global environment.












(11)


As the decline in pollinators is an issue of international concern, Union measures need to be adopted to protect pollinator populations worldwide, including bees, from the risks of active substances, such as the neonicotinoids clothianidin and thiamethoxam. Preserving the pollinator population within the Union only would be insufficient to reverse the worldwide decline of pollinator populations and its effects on biodiversity, agricultural production and food security, also in the Union.












(12)


In accordance with Article 3(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, MRLs for clothianidin and thiamethoxam were based on Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) as defined in Article 3(2)(a) of that Regulation, which took into account, in particular, considerations of efficiency to combat plant pests, and protection of the environment and public health in the context of the authorisation of the use of plant protection products containing those substances. The MRLs resulting from these GAPs were subsequently considered and found safe for consumers in the Union. It is now appropriate to complement the regulatory response to date by better integrating within it environmental considerations taking into account in particular whether the GAPs used in the past as a basis for setting MRLs ensure a sufficient protection of the environment, based on current knowledge. GAPs involving outdoor uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam are not acceptable, in light of current scientific and technical knowledge, due to their effects on bees. Given the global nature of pollinator decline, there is a need to ensure that also commodities imported into the Union do not contain residues resulting from GAPs based on outdoor uses of clothianidin and/or thiamethoxam, in order to avoid the transfer of adverse effects on bees from food production in the Union to production of food in other parts of the world that is then imported into the Union (28). This is appropriate to ensure that all products produced or consumed in the Union are free from clothianidin and thiamethoxam and the production is not associated with pollinator mortality. In view of this, CXLs based on GAPs that do not achieve the appropriate level of protection of the Union should no longer be provided for as MRLs pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.












(13)


Furthermore, all authorisations for plant protection products containing clothianidin and/or thiamethoxam in the Union have been revoked. It is therefore appropriate to delete the corresponding MRLs set out in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, in accordance with Article 17 of that Regulation in conjunction with Article 14(1)(a).












(14)


Therefore, taking into account all the factors relevant to the matter under consideration in accordance with Article 14(2), read in the light of Article 11 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, requiring that ‘environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Union’s policies and activities, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development’, all the current MRLs for clothianidin and/or thiamethoxam as set out by Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should be lowered to the Limit of Determination (LODs).












(15)


The Commission consulted the European Union reference laboratories on analytically achievable LODs specific to each product. Those LODs should be listed in Annex V in accordance with Article 18(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.












(16)


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.












(17)


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












(18)


In order to allow for the normal marketing, processing and consumption of products, this Regulation should provide for a transitional arrangement for products which have been produced in or imported into the Union before the modification of the MRLs and for which information shows that for such products complying with the existing MRLs a high level of consumer protection is maintained.












(19)


A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before the modified MRLs become applicable in order to permit operators in third countries, especially in least developed and developing countries, and food business operators to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements which will result from the modification of the MRLs. Such adaptation of agricultural practices can be reasonably expected to be achieved after at least two growing seasons.












(20)


In order to meet the needs of international trade, applications for import tolerances for clothianidin or thiamethoxam maybe be submitted pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and should provide relevant information to demonstrate that the GAPs applying for the specific uses of the active substances are safe for pollinators. That information, if submitted, would be assessed on a case by case basis within the time period provided for in that Regulation. In the context of the assessment of a request for an import tolerance, if an applicant provides scientific evidence that the use of these neonicotinoids does not adversely impact pollinators, if all requirements are met, an import tolerance could be set by the Commission.












(21)


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
Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as it stood before being amended by this Regulation shall continue to apply to products, which were produced in the Union or imported into the Union before 7 March 2026.


Article 3
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 7 March 2026.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2023.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





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

(2)  EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for clothianidin and thiamethoxam according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2014;12(12):3918, 120 pp. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3918.

(3)  Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/156 of 18 January 2016 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for boscalid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, folpet and tolclofos-methyl in or on certain products (OJ L 31, 6.2.2016, p. 1).

(4)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 441/2012 of 24 May 2012 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bifenazate, bifenthrin, boscalid, cadusafos, chlorantraniliprole, chlorothalonil, clothianidin, cyproconazole, deltamethrin, dicamba, difenoconazole, dinocap, etoxazole, fenpyroximate, flubendiamide, fludioxonil, glyphosate, metalaxyl-M, meptyldinocap, novaluron, thiamethoxam, and triazophos in or on certain products (OJ L 135, 25.5.2012, p. 4).

(5)  Joint FAO/WHO food standards programme Codex Alimentarius Commission. Appendices III and IV. Thirty-Eight Session. Geneva, Switzerland, 6-11 July 2015.

(6)  European Food Safety Authority; Scientific support for preparing an EU position in the 47th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR). EFSA Journal 2015;13(7):4208 178 pp. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4208.

(7)  Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/671 of 7 April 2017 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for clothianidin and thiamethoxam in or on certain products (OJ L 97, 8.4.2017, p. 9).

(8)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).

(9)  Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).

(10)  European Food Safety Authority; Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for bees for the active substance clothianidin considering the uses as seed treatments and granules. EFSA Journal 2018;16(2):5177.

(11)  European Food Safety Authority; Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for bees for the active substance thiamethoxam considering the uses as seed treatments and granules. EFSA Journal 2018;16(2):5179.

(12)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/784 of 29 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance clothianidin (OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 35).

(13)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/785 of 29 May 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance thiamethoxam (OJ L 132, 30.5.2018, p. 40).

(14)  IPBES (2016). The assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on pollinators, pollination and food production. S.G. Potts, V. L. Imperatriz-Fonseca, and H. T. Ngo (eds). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. 552 pages. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3402856.

(15)  IUCN SSC CEM Task Force on Systemic Pesticides. Worldwide Integrated Assessment. Peer reviewed scientific journal articles compiled in Environmental Science and Pollution Research volume 22, issue 1, January 2015.

(16)  Neonic Insecticides and Invertebrate Species Endangerment, Pierre Mineau. Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. 2021.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128211397001264.

(17)  Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency. Re-evaluation Decision RVD2019-05, Clothianidin and Its Associated End-use Products: Pollinator Re-evaluation. Pest Management Regulatory Agency 11 April 2019 ISSN: 1925-0886.

(18)  Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency. Re-evaluation Decision RVD2019-04,. Thiamethoxam and Its Associated End-use Products: Pollinator Re-evaluation. Pest Management Regulatory Agency 11 April 2019 ISSN: 1925-0886.

(19)  Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y PESCA de Paraguay. Resolución No 503/019 DGSA Modificación de etiquetas para los Productos Fitosanitarios a base de los ingredientes activos Clotianidina, Imidacloprid, Tiametoxan y Clorpirifos. December 2019.

(20)  Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. Reconsideration of Neonicotinoid Approvals and Registrations. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. APVMA 23, November 2019. https://apvma.gov.au/sites/default/files/apvma_gazette_23_19_november_2019.pdf.

(21)  New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority. Application to decide whether there are grounds for reassessment of the neonicotinoids clothianidin, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, and acetamiprid (APP203949). December 2019. https://www.epa.govt.nz/assets/FileAPI/hsno-ar/APP203949/APP203949_Final_Neonicotinoids_Decision_16-12-2019.pdf.

(22)  United States Environmental Protection Agency. Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision Case Numbers 7620 and 7614. Docket Numbers EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581. January 2020.

(23)  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).

(24)  https://www.cbd.int/doc/decisions/cop-14/cop-14-dec-06-en.pdf.

(25)  FAO. 2019. The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, J. Bélanger & D. Pilling (eds.). FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Assessments. Rome. 572 pp. https://www.fao.org/3/CA3129EN/CA3129EN.pdf.

(26)  Effects of decreases of animal pollinators on human nutrition and global health: a modelling analysis. MR Smith, GM Singh, D Mozaffarian, SS Myers. The Lancet 386, Issue 10007; 2015. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61085-6.

(27)  Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. COM (2021) 44. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2021%3A44%3AFIN.

(28)  Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system. COM (2020) 381. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020DC0381.




ANNEX
Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended as follows:






(1)


in Annex II the columns for clothianidin and thiamethoxam are deleted;










(2)


in Annex V the columns for clothianidin and thiamethoxam are added:

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









Code number




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




Clothianidin




Thiamethoxam





(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)




0100000 



FRUITS, FRESH or FROZEN; TREE NUTS




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





0110000 



Citrus fruits



 


 




0110010 


Grapefruits


 


 




0110020 


Oranges


 


 




0110030 


Lemons


 


 




0110040 


Limes


 


 




0110050 


Mandarins


 


 




0110990 


Others (2)


 


 




0120000 



Tree nuts



 


 




0120010 


Almonds


 


 




0120020 


Brazil nuts


 


 




0120030 


Cashew nuts


 


 




0120040 


Chestnuts


 


 




0120050 


Coconuts


 


 




0120060 


Hazelnuts/cobnuts


 


 




0120070 


Macadamias


 


 




0120080 


Pecans


 


 




0120090 


Pine nut kernels


 


 




0120100 


Pistachios


 


 




0120110 


Walnuts


 


 




0120990 


Others (2)


 


 




0130000 



Pome fruits



 


 




0130010 


Apples


 


 




0130020 


Pears


 


 




0130030 


Quinces


 


 




0130040 


Medlars


 


 




0130050 


Loquats/Japanese medlars


 


 




0130990 


Others (2)


 


 




0140000 



Stone fruits



 


 




0140010 


Apricots


 


 




0140020 


Cherries (sweet)


 


 




0140030 


Peaches


 


 




0140040 


Plums


 


 




0140990 


Others (2)


 


 




0150000 



Berries and small fruits



 


 




0151000 









(a)




grapes







 


 




0151010 


Table grapes


 


 




0151020 


Wine grapes


 


 




0152000 









(b)




strawberries







 


 




0153000 









(c)




cane fruits







 


 




0153010 


Blackberries


 


 




0153020 


Dewberries


 


 




0153030 


Raspberries (red and yellow)


 


 




0153990 


Others (2)


 


 




0154000 









(d)




other small fruits and berries







 


 




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



 


 




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




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





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



0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





0220010 


Garlic


 


 




0220020 


Onions


 


 




0220030 


Shallots


 


 




0220040 


Spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions


 


 




0220990 


Others (2)


 


 




0230000 



Fruiting vegetables




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





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)




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





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








0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





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







0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





0252010 


Spinaches


 


 




0252020 


Purslanes


 


 




0252030 


Chards/beet leaves


 


 




0252990 


Others (2)


 


 




0253000 









(c)




grape leaves and similar species







0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





0254000 









(d)




watercresses







0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





0255000 









(e)




witloofs/Belgian endives







0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





0256000 









(f)




herbs and edible flowers








0,02 
 (*)




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




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





0260010 


Beans (with pods)


 


 




0260020 


Beans (without pods)


 


 




0260030 


Peas (with pods)


 


 




0260040 


Peas (without pods)


 


 




0260050 


Lentils


 


 




0260990 


Others (2)


 


 




0270000 



Stem vegetables




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





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



0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





0280010 


Cultivated fungi


 


 




0280020 


Wild fungi


 


 




0280990 


Mosses and lichens


 


 




0290000 



Algae and prokaryotes organisms



0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





0300000 



PULSES




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





0300010 


Beans


 


 




0300020 


Lentils


 


 




0300030 


Peas


 


 




0300040 


Lupins/lupini beans


 


 




0300990 


Others (2)


 


 




0400000 



OILSEEDS AND OIL FRUITS




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





0401000 



Oilseeds



 


 




0401010 


Linseeds


 


 




0401020 


Peanuts/groundnuts


 


 




0401030 


Poppy seeds


 


 




0401040 


Sesame seeds


 


 




0401050 


Sunflower seeds


 


 




0401060 


Rapeseeds/canola seeds


 


 




0401070 


Soyabeans


 


 




0401080 


Mustard seeds


 


 




0401090 


Cotton seeds


 


 




0401100 


Pumpkin seeds


 


 




0401110 


Safflower seeds


 


 




0401120 


Borage seeds


 


 




0401130 


Gold of pleasure seeds


 


 




0401140 


Hemp seeds


 


 




0401150 


Castor beans


 


 




0401990 


Others (2)


 


 




0402000 



Oil fruits



 


 




0402010 


Olives for oil production


 


 




0402020 


Oil palms kernels


 


 




0402030 


Oil palms fruits


 


 




0402040 


Kapok


 


 




0402990 


Others (2)


 


 




0500000 



CEREALS




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





0500010 


Barley


 


 




0500020 


Buckwheat and other pseudocereals


 


 




0500030 


Maize/corn


 


 




0500040 


Common millet/proso millet


 


 




0500050 


Oat


 


 




0500060 


Rice


 


 




0500070 


Rye


 


 




0500080 


Sorghum


 


 




0500090 


Wheat


 


 




0500990 


Others (2)


 


 




0600000 



TEAS, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS, COCOA AND CAROBS



 


 




0610000 



Teas




0,05 
 (*)




0,05 
 (*)





0620000 



Coffee beans



0,05  (*)




0,05 
 (*)





0630000 



Herbal infusions from



0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





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



0,02  (*)



0,02  (*)





0650000 



Carobs/Saint John's breads



0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





0700000 



HOPS




0,05 
 (*)




0,05 
 (*)





0800000 



SPICES



 


 




0810000 



Seed spices



0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





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



0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





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



0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





0830010 


Cinnamon


 


 




0830990 


Others (2)


 


 




0840000 



Root and rhizome spices



 


 




0840010 


Liquorice


0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





0840020 


Ginger (10)


 


 




0840030 


Turmeric/curcuma


0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





0840040 


Horseradish (11)


 


 




0840990 


Others (2)


0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





0850000 



Bud spices



0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





0850010 


Cloves


 


 




0850020 


Capers


 


 




0850990 


Others (2)


 


 




0860000 



Flower pistil spices



0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





0860010 


Saffron


 


 




0860990 


Others (2)


 


 




0870000 



Aril spices



0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





0870010 


Mace


 


 




0870990 


Others (2)


 


 




0900000 



SUGAR PLANTS




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





0900010 


Sugar beet roots


 


 




0900020 


Sugar canes


 


 




0900030 


Chicory roots


 


 




0900990 


Others (2)


 


 




1000000 



PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN -TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS



 


 




1010000 



Commodities from




0,02 
 (*)




0,02 
 (*)





1011000 









(a)




swine







 


 




1011010 


Muscle


 


 




1011020 


Fat


 


 




1011030 


Liver


 


 




1011040 


Kidney


 


 




1011050 


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 


 




1011990 


Others (2)


 


 




1012000 









(b)




bovine







 


 




1012010 


Muscle


 


 




1012020 


Fat


 


 




1012030 


Liver


 


 




1012040 


Kidney


 


 




1012050 


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 


 




1012990 


Others (2)


 


 




1013000 









(c)




sheep







 


 




1013010 


Muscle


 


 




1013020 


Fat


 


 




1013030 


Liver


 


 




1013040 


Kidney


 


 




1013050 


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 


 




1013990 


Others (2)


 


 




1014000 









d)




goat







 


 




1014010 


Muscle


 


 




1014020 


Fat


 


 




1014030 


Liver


 


 




1014040 


Kidney


 


 




1014050 


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 


 




1014990 


Others (2)


 


 




1015000 









(e)




equine







 


 




1015010 


Muscle


 


 




1015020 


Fat


 


 




1015030 


Liver


 


 




1015040 


Kidney


 


 




1015050 


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 


 




1015990 


Others (2)


 


 




1016000 









(f)




poultry







 


 




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







 


 




1017010 


Muscle


 


 




1017020 


Fat


 


 




1017030 


Liver


 


 




1017040 


Kidney


 


 




1017050 


Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)


 


 




1017990 


Others (2)


 


 




1020000 



Milk




0,01 
 (*)




0,01 
 (*)





1020010 


Cattle


 


 




1020020 


Sheep


 


 




1020030 


Goat


 


 




1020040 


Horse


 


 




1020990 


Others (2)


 


 




1030000 



Birds eggs



0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





1030010 


Chicken


 


 




1030020 


Duck


 


 




1030030 


Geese


 


 




1030040 


Quail


 


 




1030990 


Others (2)


 


 




1040000 



Honey and other apiculture products (7)



0,05  (*)



0,05  (*)





1050000 



Amphibians and Reptiles



0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





1060000 



Terrestrial invertebrate animals



0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





1070000 



Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals



0,01  (*)



0,01  (*)





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)



 


 










(*)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

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