Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1515 of 10 October 2018 amending Annexes III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for diphenylamine and oxadixyl in or on certain productsText with EEA relevance.

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1515 of 10 October 2018 amending Annexes III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for diphenylamine and oxadixyl 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 OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1. , and in particular Article 14(1)(a), Article 18(1)(b) and Article 49(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) For diphenylamine and oxadixyl, maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. (2) The active substance diphenylamine was not approved by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 578/2012 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 578/2012 of 29 June 2012 concerning the non approval of the active substance diphenylamine, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 171, 30.6.2012, p. 2). . The active substance oxadixyl was not included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 of 20 November 2002 extending the time period referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to that Directive and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (OJ L 319, 23.11.2002, p. 3). . All existing authorisations for plant protection products containing these active substances have been revoked. It is therefore appropriate to delete the existing MRLs set out for these substances in Annex III in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 in conjunction with Article 14(1)(a) thereof. (3) For diphenylamine temporary MRLs were set by Regulation (EU) No 772/2013 Commission Regulation (EU) No 772/2013 of 8 August 2013 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for diphenylamine in or on certain products (OJ L 217, 13.8.2013, p. 1). for apples and pears until 2 September 2015, to address an unavoidable cross-contamination that affected untreated apples and pears and which was due to the presence of residues of diphenylamine in storage facilities. Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/67 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/67 of 19 January 2016 amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for ametoctradin, chlorothalonil, diphenylamine, flonicamid, fluazinam, fluoxastrobin, halauxifen-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, thiacloprid and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products (OJ L 15, 22.1.2016, p. 2).

extended the validity of those MRLs until 22 January 2018 to provide the necessary time for business operators to completely remove the residues of diphenylamine in storage facilities. The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) and food business operators submitted recent monitoring data showing that residues of diphenylamine no longer occur at levels above the relevant limit of determination (LOD). (4) For oxadixyl temporary MRLs were set by Regulation (EU) No 592/2012 Commission Regulation (EU) No 592/2012 of 4 July 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, captan, cyprodinil, fluopicolide, hexythiazox, isoprothiolane, metaldehyde, oxadixyl and phosmet in or on certain products (OJ L 176, 6.7.2012, p. 1). for parsley, celeries and the group of lettuces and salad plants until 31 December 2014, to address an unavoidable cross-contamination that affected untreated crops and which was due to the presence of residues of oxadixyl in soil. Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/46 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/46 of 18 January 2016 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for oxadixyl and spinetoram in or on certain products (OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 28). extended the validity of those MRLs until 19 January 2018 in view of the persistence of that active substance in soil. The Authority and food business operators submitted recent monitoring data showing that residues of oxadixyl no longer occur at levels above the relevant LOD. (5) In view of the non-approval of the active substance diphenylamine and the non-inclusion of the active substance oxadixyl in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, the MRLs for these substances should be set at the LOD in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. For the active substances for which all MRLs should be reduced to the relevant LOD, default values should be listed in Annex V in accordance with Article 18(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. (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) 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 before the modification of the MRLs and for which information shows that a high level of consumer protection is maintained. (9) 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. (10) 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 III 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 1 May 2019.

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 1 May 2019. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 October 2018. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

Annex

ANNEX Annexes III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended as follows: (1) in Part A of Annex III, the columns for diphenylamine and oxadixyl are deleted; (2) in Annex V, the columns for diphenylamine and oxadixyl are added: Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg) Limit of analytical determination For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRLs apply, reference should be made to Annex I. Code numberGroups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs applyDiphenylamineOxadixyl(1)(2)(3)(4)0100000FRUITS, FRESH or FROZEN; TREE NUTS0,050,010110000Citrus fruits0110010Grapefruits0110020Oranges0110030Lemons0110040Limes0110050Mandarins0110990Others (2)0120000Tree nuts0120010Almonds0120020Brazil nuts0120030Cashew nuts0120040Chestnuts0120050Coconuts0120060Hazelnuts/cobnuts0120070Macadamias0120080Pecans0120090Pine nut kernels0120100Pistachios0120110Walnuts0120990Others (2)0130000Pome fruits0130010Apples0130020Pears0130030Quinces0130040Medlars0130050Loquats/Japanese medlars0130990Others (2)0140000Stone fruits0140010Apricots0140020Cherries (sweet)0140030Peaches0140040Plums0140990Others (2) 0150000Berries and small fruits0151000 (a) grapes 0151010Table grapes0151020Wine grapes0152000 (b) strawberries 0153000 (c) cane fruits 0153010Blackberries0153020Dewberries0153030Raspberries (red and yellow)0153990Others (2)0154000 (d) other small fruits and berries 0154010Blueberries0154020Cranberries0154030Currants (black, red and white)0154040Gooseberries (green, red and yellow)0154050Rose hips0154060Mulberries (black and white)0154070Azaroles/Mediterranean medlars0154080Elderberries0154990Others (2)0160000Miscellaneous fruits with0161000 (a) edible peel 0161010Dates0161020Figs0161030Table olives0161040Kumquats0161050Carambolas0161060Kaki/Japanese persimmons0161070Jambuls/jambolans0161990Others (2)0162000 (b) inedible peel, small 0162010Kiwi fruits (green, red, yellow)0162020Litchis/lychees0162030Passionfruits/maracujas0162040Prickly pears/cactus fruits0162050Star apples/cainitos0162060American persimmons/Virginia kaki0162990Others (2)0163000 (c) inedible peel, large 0163010Avocados0163020Bananas0163030Mangoes0163040Papayas 0163050Granate apples/pomegranates0163060Cherimoyas0163070Guavas0163080Pineapples0163090Breadfruits0163100Durians0163110Soursops/guanabanas0163990Others (2)0200000VEGETABLES, FRESH or FROZEN0,050,010210000Root and tuber vegetables0211000

(a) potatoes 0212000 (b) tropical root and tuber vegetables 0212010Cassava roots/manioc0212020Sweet potatoes0212030Yams0212040Arrowroots0212990Others (2)0213000 (c) other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beets 0213010Beetroots0213020Carrots0213030Celeriacs/turnip rooted celeries0213040Horseradishes0213050Jerusalem artichokes0213060Parsnips0213070Parsley roots/Hamburg roots parsley0213080Radishes0213090Salsifies0213100Swedes/rutabagas0213110Turnips0213990Others (2)0220000Bulb vegetables0220010Garlic0220020Onions0220030Shallots0220040Spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions0220990Others (2)0230000Fruiting vegetables0231000 (a) Solanaceae and Malvaceae 0231010Tomatoes0231020Sweet peppers/bell peppers0231030Aubergines/eggplants0231040Okra/lady's fingers0231990Others (2) 0232000 (b) cucurbits with edible peel 0232010Cucumbers0232020Gherkins0232030Courgettes0232990Others (2)0233000 (c) cucurbits with inedible peel 0233010Melons0233020Pumpkins0233030Watermelons0233990Others (2)0234000 (d) sweet corn 0239000 (e) other fruiting vegetables 0240000Brassica vegetables (excluding brassica roots and brassica baby leaf crops)0241000 (a) flowering brassica 0241010Broccoli0241020Cauliflowers0241990Others (2)0242000 (b) head brassica 0242010Brussels sprouts0242020Head cabbages0242990Others (2)0243000 (c) leafy brassica 0243010Chinese cabbages/pe-tsai0243020Kales0243990Others (2)0244000 (d) kohlrabies 0250000Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible flowers0251000 (a) lettuces and salad plants 0251010Lamb's lettuces/corn salads0251020Lettuces0251030Escaroles/broad-leaved endives0251040Cresses and other sprouts and shoots0251050Land cresses0251060Roman rocket/rucola0251070Red mustards0251080Baby leaf crops (including brassica species)0251990Others (2)0252000 (b) spinaches and similar leaves 0252010Spinaches0252020Purslanes 0252030Chards/beet leaves0252990Others (2)0253000 (c) grape leaves and similar species 0254000 (d) watercresses 0255000 (e) witloofs/Belgian endives 0256000 (f) herbs and edible flowers 0256010Chervil0256020Chives0256030Celery leaves0256040Parsley0256050Sage0256060Rosemary0256070Thyme0256080Basil and edible flowers0256090Laurel/bay leaves0256100Tarragon0256990Others (2)0260000Legume vegetables0260010Beans (with pods)0260020Beans (without pods)0260030Peas (with pods)0260040Peas (without pods)0260050Lentils0260990Others (2)0270000Stem vegetables0270010Asparagus0270020Cardoons0270030Celeries0270040Florence fennels0270050Globe artichokes0270060Leeks0270070Rhubarbs0270080Bamboo shoots0270090Palm hearts0270990Others (2)0280000Fungi, mosses and lichens0280010Cultivated fungi0280020Wild fungi0280990Mosses and lichens0290000Algae and prokaryotes organisms0300000PULSES0,050,010300010Beans0300020Lentils 0300030Peas0300040Lupins/lupini beans0300990Others (2)0400000OILSEEDS AND OIL FRUITS0,050,020401000Oilseeds0401010Linseeds0401020Peanuts/groundnuts0401030Poppy seeds0401040Sesame seeds0401050Sunflower seeds0401060Rapeseeds/canola seeds0401070Soyabeans0401080Mustard seeds0401090Cotton seeds0401100Pumpkin seeds0401110Safflower seeds0401120Borage seeds0401130Gold of pleasure seeds0401140Hemp seeds0401150Castor beans0401990Others (2)0402000Oil fruits0402010Olives for oil production0402020Oil palms kernels0402030Oil palms fruits0402040Kapok0402990Others (2)0500000CEREALS0,050,010500010Barley0500020Buckwheat and other pseudocereals0500030Maize/corn0500040Common millet/proso millet0500050Oat0500060Rice0500070Rye0500080Sorghum0500090Wheat0500990Others (2)0600000TEAS, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS, COCOA AND CAROBS0,050,020610000Teas0620000Coffee beans0630000Herbal infusions from0631000

(a) flowers 0631010Chamomile0631020Hibiscus/roselle 0631030Rose0631040Jasmine0631050Lime/linden0631990Others (2)0632000 (b) leaves and herbs 0632010Strawberry0632020Rooibos0632030Mate/maté0632990Others (2)0633000 (c) roots 0633010Valerian0633020Ginseng0633990Others (2)0639000 (d) any other parts of the plant 0640000Cocoa beans0650000Carobs/Saint John's breads0700000HOPS0,050,020800000SPICES0,050810000Seed spices0,020810010Anise/aniseed0810020Black caraway/black cumin0810030Celery0810040Coriander0810050Cumin0810060Dill0810070Fennel0810080Fenugreek0810090Nutmeg0810990Others (2)0820000Fruit spices0,020820010Allspice/pimento0820020Sichuan pepper0820030Caraway0820040Cardamom0820050Juniper berry0820060Peppercorn (black, green and white)0820070Vanilla0820080Tamarind0820990Others (2)0830000Bark spices0,020830010Cinnamon0830990Others (2) 0840000Root and rhizome spices0840010Liquorice0,020840020Ginger (10)0,020840030Turmeric/curcuma0,020840040Horseradish (11)0840990Others (2)0,020850000Bud spices0,020850010Cloves0850020Capers0850990Others (2)0860000Flower pistil spices0,020860010Saffron0860990Others (2)0870000Aril spices0,020870010Mace0870990Others (2)0900000SUGAR PLANTS0,050,010900010Sugar beet roots0900020Sugar canes0900030Chicory roots0900990Others (2)1000000PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN -TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS0,050,011010000Commodities from1011000 (a) swine 1011010Muscle1011020Fat1011030Liver1011040Kidney1011050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1011990Others (2)1012000 (b) bovine 1012010Muscle1012020Fat1012030Liver1012040Kidney1012050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1012990Others (2)1013000 (c) sheep 1013010Muscle1013020Fat1013030Liver 1013040Kidney1013050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1013990Others (2)1014000 (d) goat 1014010Muscle1014020Fat1014030Liver1014040Kidney1014050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1014990Others (2)1015000 (e) equine 1015010Muscle1015020Fat1015030Liver1015040Kidney1015050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1015990Others (2)1016000 (f) poultry 1016010Muscle1016020Fat1016030Liver1016040Kidney1016050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1016990Others (2)1017000 (g) other farmed terrestrial animals 1017010Muscle1017020Fat1017030Liver1017040Kidney1017050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1017990Others (2)1020000Milk1020010Cattle1020020Sheep1020030Goat1020040Horse1020990Others (2)1030000Birds eggs1030010Chicken1030020Duck1030030Geese1030040Quail1030990Others (2) 1040000Honey and other apiculture products (7)1050000Amphibians and Reptiles1060000Terrestrial invertebrate animals1070000Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals1100000PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN - FISH, FISHPRODUCTS AND ANY OTHER MARINE AND FRESHWATER FOOD PRODUCTS (8)1200000PRODUCTS OR PART OF PRODUCTS EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR ANIMAL FEED PRODUCTION (8)1300000PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS (9)