L 202/2
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
2.8.2022
or the level identified by the Authority.
For kales, the Authority recommended to keep the existing MRL of 20 mg/kg.
However, the Member States requested to raise the MRL for kales to 40 mg/kg, which is the codex maximum residue limit (CXL) for radish leaves, because radish leaves are currently classified in Part B of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 under the subgroup ‘Kales’.
In 2015 when the CXL for radish leaves was introduced in the Union legislation, radish leaves were not explicitly mentioned in the Union legislation.
Hence, they were considered to belong to the subgroup ‘Baby leaf crops (including brassica species)’ and not to the subgroup ‘Kales’.
The Member States requested to follow the current classification.
The Authority further concluded that concerning the MRLs for sweet peppers/bell peppers, melons, watermelons, grape leaves and similar species, peanuts/groundnuts, sunflower seeds and rapeseeds/canola seeds some information was not available and that further consideration by risk managers was required.
As there is no risk for consumers, the MRLs for those products should be set in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 at the existing level or the level identified by the Authority.
These MRLs will be reviewed; the review will take into account the information available within two years from the publication of this Regulation.
(4)
For emamectin, the Authority submitted a reasoned opinion on the existing MRLs in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 (4).
It proposed to change the residue definition to emamectin B1a and its salts, expressed as emamectin B1a (free base).
It recommended lowering the MRLs for plums, potatoes, cucumbers, gherkins, courgettes, melons, watermelons, broccoli, cauliflowers, Brussels sprouts, head cabbages, lamb’s lettuces/ corn salads, lettuces, cresses and other sprouts and shoots, land cresses, Roman rocket/ rucola, red mustards, baby leaf crops (including brassica species), chervil, chives, celery leaves, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, basil and edible flowers, laurel/bay leaves, tarragon, peas (without pods) and globe artichokes.
For other products, the Authority recommended raising or keeping the existing MRLs.
The MRLs for those products should be set in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 at the existing level or the level identified by the Authority.
The Authority further concluded that concerning the MRLs for oranges, lemons, mandarins, table and wine grapes, pumpkins, escarole/ broad-leaved endives, cotton seeds, swine (muscle, fat, liver, kidney), bovine (muscle, fat, liver, kidney), sheep (muscle, fat, liver, kidney), goat (muscle, fat, liver, kidney), equine (muscle, fat, liver, kidney), other farmed terrestrial animals (muscle, fat, liver, kidney) and milk (cattle, sheep, goat, horse) some information was not available and that further consideration by risk managers was required.
As there is no risk for consumers, the MRLs for those products should be set in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 at the existing level or the level identified by the Authority.
These MRLs will be reviewed; the review will take into account the information available within two years from the publication of this Regulation.
The Authority also concluded that concerning the MRL for apricots some information was not available.
An application pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 requesting a modification of the existing MRLs was submitted among other products also for apricots.
The Authority in its opinion (5) concluded that all requirements with respect to completeness of data submission were met, and that the modification to the MRL for apricots requested by the applicant was acceptable.
This modification has been addressed in the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/476 (6) and therefore the additional information for apricots is not needed.
(5)
Existing CXLs were taken into account in the reasoned opinions of the Authority.
CXLs, which are safe for consumers in the Union, were considered for MRL setting.
(6)
As regards products on which the use of the plant protection product concerned is not authorised in the Union, and for which no import tolerances or CXLs exist, MRLs should be set at the specific limit of determination or the default MRL should apply, as provided for in Article 18(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
(7)
The Commission consulted the European Union reference laboratories for residues of pesticides as regards the need to adapt certain limits of determination.
As regards several substances, those laboratories concluded that for certain commodities technical development requires the setting of specific limits of determination.
(4) European Food Safety Authority; Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for emamectin according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
EFSA Journal 2019;17(8):5803.
(5) Reasoned opinion on the modification of the existing maximum residue levels for emamectin in various crops.
EFSA Journal 2021;19 (8):6824.
(6) Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/476 of 24 March 2022 amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acetic acid, azoxystrobin, benzovindiflupyr, cyantraniliprole, cyflufenamid, emamectin, flutolanil, lime sulphur, maltodextrin and proquinazid in or on certain products (OJ L 98, 25.3.2022, p. 9).