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Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2640

Amendments to Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs)

1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene

• Potatoes: Modification of existing MRL. Additional information on residue nature in processed potatoes and analytical methods for animal products submitted.
• Products of Animal Origin:
  • Lowered MRLs for swine fat, swine other products, commodities from bovine, sheep muscle, fat, liver, edible offals, and goat muscle, fat, liver, edible offals.
  • Raised MRLs for commodities from poultry and bird eggs.
• Requirement to submit additional information for potatoes and animal products removed.

Difluoroacetic Acid (DFA)

• Setting import tolerances for DFA in various crops imported from Australia, Brazil, and the United States.
• MRLs for DFA in rotational crops such as Chinese cabbages, kales, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, maize/corn, oat, rye, sugar beet roots, and chicory roots adjusted to reflect both direct treatment and soil uptake residues.
• Correction reinstates the MRL for DFA in ‘herbal infusions from any other parts of the plant’ at 0.1 mg/kg.

Fluopyram

• Pumpkin Seeds: MRL set at 0.4 mg/kg based on residue trials on rapeseeds/canola seeds.
• Residue definition for fluopyram includes fluopyram and its metabolite fluopyram-benzamide (M25), expressed as fluopyram.

Flupyradifurone

• Import tolerance applications for flupyradifurone in citrus fruits, cherries, cane fruits, small fruits and berries, leafy brassica, herbs and edible flowers, sunflower seeds, barley, maize/corn, millet, oat, rye, wheat, sugar beet roots, chicory roots, and honey assessed.
• MRL for flupyradifurone in kales lowered from 5 mg/kg to 4 mg/kg based on new residue trials.
• MRL for flupyradifurone in sunflower seeds set at 0.7 mg/kg, aligning with the exporting country’s MRL.
• Existing MRLs for flupyradifurone in various commodities deemed acceptable based on consumer safety assessments.

General Provisions

• All modifications to MRLs meet the requirements of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
• Transitional arrangements allow products placed on the market before 30 April 2025 to continue under previous MRLs until then.
• Regulation becomes applicable from 30 April 2025, with enforcement starting twenty days post-publication in the Official Journal of the EU.
• MRLs set based on comprehensive consumer exposure assessments covering 27 European consumer groups, ensuring no risk to acceptable daily intake or acute reference doses.

Corrections and Reinstatements

• Due to a clerical error, the MRL for DFA in ‘herbal infusions from any other parts of the plant’ is reinstated at 0.1 mg/kg.

Consultations and Compliance

• Trading partners were consulted via the World Trade Organisation, and their comments were incorporated.
• Import tolerances ensure compliance with exporting countries’ MRLs to prevent trade barriers.

Annex II Amendments

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 has been updated to reflect the new and amended MRLs for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, DFA, fluopyram, and flupyradifurone across various product categories, including fruits, vegetables, cereals, oilseeds, animal products, and processed food products.

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