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 productsText with EEA relevance.

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 OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 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 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). 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 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). 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). , 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 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). . Following the opinions 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). 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). 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 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. 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

Annex

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) 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. (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 Code numberGroups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs applyChlordecone (F)(1)(2)(3)0100000FRUITS, FRESH or FROZEN; TREE NUTS0110000Citrus fruits0,020110010Grapefruits0110020Oranges0110030Lemons0110040Limes0110050Mandarins0110990Others (2)0120000Tree nuts0120010Almonds0,010120020Brazil nuts0,020120030Cashew nuts0,020120040Chestnuts0,010120050Coconuts0,020120060Hazelnuts/cobnuts0,010120070Macadamias0,010120080Pecans0,010120090Pine nut kernels0,010120100Pistachios0,010120110Walnuts0,010120990Others (2)0,010130000Pome fruits0,010130010Apples0130020Pears0130030Quinces0130040Medlars0130050Loquats/Japanese medlars0130990Others (2) 0140000Stone fruits0,010140010Apricots0140020Cherries (sweet)0140030Peaches0140040Plums0140990Others (2)0150000Berries and small fruits0151000 (a) grapes 0151010Table grapes0,020151020Wine grapes0,010152000 (b) strawberries 0,020153000 (c) cane fruits 0,010153010Blackberries0153020Dewberries0153030Raspberries (red and yellow)0153990Others (2)0154000 (d) other small fruits and berries 0,010154010Blueberries0154020Cranberries0154030Currants (black, red and white)0154040Gooseberries (green, red and yellow)0154050Rose hips0154060Mulberries (black and white)0154070Azaroles/Mediterranean medlars0154080Elderberries0154990Others (2)0160000Miscellaneous fruits with0,020161000 (a) edible peel 0161010Dates0161020Figs0161030Table olives0161040Kumquats0161050Carambolas0161060Kaki/Japanese persimmons0161070Jambuls/jambolans0161990Others (2)0162000 (b) inedible peel, small 0162010Kiwi fruits (green, red, yellow)0162020Litchis/lychees 0162030Passionfruits/maracujas0162040Prickly pears/cactus fruits0162050Star apples/cainitos0162060American persimmons/Virginia kaki0162990Others (2)0163000 (c) inedible peel, large 0163010Avocados0163020Bananas0163030Mangoes0163040Papayas0163050Granate apples/pomegranates0163060Cherimoyas0163070Guavas0163080Pineapples0163090Breadfruits0163100Durians0163110Soursops/guanabanas0163990Others (2)0200000VEGETABLES, FRESH or FROZEN0210000Root and tuber vegetables0,020211000 (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/rutabagas 0213110Turnips0213990Others (2)0220000Bulb vegetables0,020220010Garlic0220020Onions0220030Shallots0220040Spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions0220990Others (2)0230000Fruiting vegetables0,020231000 (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)0,020241000 (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 0,020251010Lamb'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 0,020252010Spinaches0252020Purslanes0252030Chards/beet leaves0252990Others (2)0253000 (c) grape leaves and similar species 0,010254000 (d) watercresses 0,020255000 (e) witloofs/Belgian endives 0,010256000 (f) herbs and edible flowers 0,020256010Chervil0256020Chives0256030Celery leaves0256040Parsley0256050Sage0256060Rosemary0256070Thyme0256080Basil and edible flowers0256090Laurel/bay leaves0256100Tarragon0256990Others (2) 0260000Legume vegetables0,020260010Beans (with pods)0260020Beans (without pods)0260030Peas (with pods)0260040Peas (without pods)0260050Lentils0260990Others (2)0270000Stem vegetables0,020270010Asparagus0270020Cardoons0270030Celeries0270040Florence fennels0270050Globe artichokes0270060Leeks0270070Rhubarbs0270080Bamboo shoots0270090Palm hearts0270990Others (2)0280000Fungi, mosses and lichens0280010Cultivated fungi0,010280020Wild fungi0,020280990Mosses and lichens0,010290000Algae and prokaryotes organisms0,010300000PULSES0300010Beans0,020300020Lentils0,020300030Peas0,010300040Lupins/lupini beans0,010300990Others (2)0,010400000OILSEEDS AND OIL FRUITS0401000Oilseeds0401010Linseeds0,010401020Peanuts/groundnuts0,020401030Poppy seeds0,010401040Sesame seeds0,010401050Sunflower seeds0,010401060Rapeseeds/canola seeds0,010401070Soyabeans0,020401080Mustard seeds0,01 0401090Cotton seeds0,020401100Pumpkin seeds0,020401110Safflower seeds0,010401120Borage seeds0,010401130Gold of pleasure seeds0,010401140Hemp seeds0,010401150Castor beans0,020401990Others (2)0,010402000Oil fruits0402010Olives for oil production0,010402020Oil palms kernels0,010402030Oil palms fruits0,020402040Kapok0,020402990Others (2)0,010500000CEREALS0500010Barley0,010500020Buckwheat and other pseudocereals0,010500030Maize/corn0,020500040Common millet/proso millet0,020500050Oat0,010500060Rice0,010500070Rye0,010500080Sorghum0,010500090Wheat0,010500990Others (2)0,010600000TEAS, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS, COCOA AND CAROBS0,020610000Teas0620000Coffee beans0630000Herbal infusions from0631000

(a) flowers 0631010Chamomile0631020Hibiscus/roselle0631030Rose0631040Jasmine0631050Lime/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 breads0700000HOPS0,020800000SPICES0,020810000Seed spices0810010Anise/aniseed0810020Black caraway/black cumin0810030Celery0810040Coriander0810050Cumin0810060Dill0810070Fennel0810080Fenugreek0810090Nutmeg0810990Others (2)0820000Fruit spices0820010Allspice/pimento0820020Sichuan pepper0820030Caraway0820040Cardamom0820050Juniper berry0820060Peppercorn (black, green and white)0820070Vanilla0820080Tamarind0820990Others (2)0830000Bark spices0830010Cinnamon0830990Others (2) 0840000Root and rhizome spices0840010Liquorice0840020Ginger (10)0840030Turmeric/curcuma0840040Horseradish (11)0840990Others (2)0850000Bud spices0850010Cloves0850020Capers0850990Others (2)0860000Flower pistil spices0860010Saffron0860990Others (2)0870000Aril spices0870010Mace0870990Others (2)0900000SUGAR PLANTS0900010Sugar beet roots0,010900020Sugar canes0,020900030Chicory roots0,010900990Others (2)0,011000000PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN -TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS1010000Commodities from(+)1011000 (a) swine 0,021011010Muscle1011020Fat1011030Liver1011040Kidney1011050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1011990Others (2)1012000 (b) bovine 1012010Muscle0,021012020Fat0,031012030Liver0,021012040Kidney0,021012050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)0,021012990Others (2)0,02 1013000 (c) sheep 0,021013010Muscle1013020Fat1013030Liver1013040Kidney1013050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1013990Others (2)1014000 d) goat 0,021014010Muscle1014020Fat1014030Liver1014040Kidney1014050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1014990Others (2)1015000 (e) equine 0,021015010Muscle1015020Fat1015030Liver1015040Kidney1015050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1015990Others (2)1016000 (f) poultry 0,021016010Muscle1016020Fat1016030Liver1016040Kidney1016050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1016990Others (2)1017000 (g) other farmed terrestrial animals 0,021017010Muscle1017020Fat1017030Liver1017040Kidney1017050Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)1017990Others (2) 1020000Milk0,021020010Cattle1020020Sheep1020030Goat1020040Horse1020990Others (2)1030000Birds eggs0,021030010Chicken1030020Duck1030030Geese1030040Quail1030990Others (2)1040000Honey and other apiculture products (7)0,021050000Amphibians and Reptiles0,021060000Terrestrial invertebrate animals0,021070000Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals0,021100000PRODUCTS 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)