5 new regulations amending the MRLs for several pesticides
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New texts amending Regulation EC 396/2005 have just been published in the OJEU.
MRLs for apples and pears have been reduced.
They are reduced from 3 mg/kg to 1.5 mg/kg.
The regulation applies from 05/12/2024.
MRLs for sugar beet and chicory root have been increased.
They have been increased from 0.01 mg/kg to 0.03 mg/kg.
The regulation applies from 05/06/2024.
Deltamethrin :
MRLs have been lowered on citrus fruit, nuts, pears, bramble fruit, kiwifruit, potatoes, sweet peppers/sweet peppers, melons, watermelons, head cabbage, lettuces, broad-leaved escarole/endives, endives/chicory, herbs and edible flowers (except chervil), artichokes, dried beans, oil seeds (except rapeseed), oil fruits (except olives for oil), infusions from flowers, infusions from leaves and other aerial parts, infusions from any other part of the plant, cocoa beans, hops, spices (except spices from roots or rhizomes) and sugar beet.
MRLs have been increased on plums, mangoes, papayas, tomatoes, okra/cabbage and carob/St John's bread.
Metalaxyl :
MRLs have been lowered on lemons, limes, mandarins, apples, pears, table grapes, onions, sweet peppers, melons, watermelons, artichokes, soya beans and cocoa beans.
MRLs have been increased for wine grapes, palm kernels and peppercorns.
Thiabendazole :
MRLs for avocados have been reduced from 20 mg/kg to 15 mg/kg.
MRLs for papayas have been reduced from 10 mg/kg to 0.01 mg/kg.
Trifloxystrobin :
MRLs have been lowered for passion fruit/maracudjas, leafy cabbage, fresh beans (without pods) and oats.
MRLs have been increased for sweet peppers/peppers, herbs, chicory root and honey.
The regulation applies from 11/12/2024.
Article 2 of this regulation specifies that the old MRLs will continue to apply to products produced in or imported into the EU before 11 December 2024, with the exception of the MRLs for deltamethrin in pears, potatoes and lettuce and thiabendazole in papayas.
Benzovindiflupyr :
MRLs for blueberries have been increased from 0.01 mg/kg to 2 mg/kg.
MRLs for ginseng have been increased from 0.05 mg/kg to 0.3 mg/kg.
Chlorantraniliprole :
MRLs for avocados have been increased from 0.01 mg/kg to 0.3 mg/kg.
MRLs for tea have been increased from 0.05 mg/kg to 80 mg/kg.
Emamectin :
MRLs for kale have been reduced from 0.03 mg/kg to 0.2 mg/kg.
MRLs for tea have been increased from 0.01 mg/kg to 0.09 mg/kg.
Quiclorac :
MRLs for cranberries have been increased from 0.01 mg/kg to 1.5 mg/kg.
MRLs for rapeseed have been increased from 0.02 mg/kg to 0.15 mg/kg.
Spiromesifene :
MRLs for oranges have been increased from 0.02 mg/kg to 0.15 mg/kg.
MRLs for mangoes have been increased from 0.02 mg/kg to 0.4 mg/kg.
MRLs for beans (without pods) have been increased from 0.02 mg/kg to 0.05 mg/kg.
Triflumuron :
MRLs for soya beans have been increased from 0.01 mg/kg to 0.1 mg/kg.
The regulation applies from 11/06/2024.
Fenazaquine :
The MRL for hops has been increased from 0.05 mg/kg to 30 mg/kg.
This increase follows a request for an import tolerance for this substance, which is used in the USA on hops, to avoid any obstacles to the import of this crop.
Propamocarb :
MRLs for honey have been increased from 0.05 mg/kg to 15 mg/kg.
Mepiquat :
A provisional MRL has been set for cultivated mushrooms and oyster mushrooms in shell to deal with cross-contamination of untreated cultivated mushrooms by straw legally treated with mepiquat.
The temporary MRL for cultivated mushrooms remains unchanged except for oyster mushrooms in the shell, where it is increased from 0.7 mg/kg to 3 mg/kg.
The regulation applies from 16/06/2024.
