
Article 1 
The item ‘papaya’ is added to Annex I to Directive 90/642/EEC under the category 1(vi) miscellaneous fruit between the items ‘Olives’ and ‘Passion fruit’. The item ‘Cassava’ is added to Annex I to Directive 90/642/EEC under the category 2(i) root and tuber vegetables between the items ‘Carrots’ and ‘Celeriac’.
Article 2 
Directive 90/642/EEC is amended as follows:

1.. In Annex II, the maximum levels for pesticide residues of ethofumesate, lambda-cyhalothrin, methomyl, pymetrozine, and thiabendazole are replaced by those in Annex I to this Directive.
2.. In Annex II, maximum levels for pesticide residues of ethofumesate are added as set out in Annex II to this Directive.
Article 3 

1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 26 April 2006 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.They shall apply these provisions from 27 April 2006.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 4 
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 5 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 October 2005.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs would apply Pymetrozine Lambda-cyhalothrin Ethofumesate (sum of ethofumesate and the metabolite 2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-benzofuran-5-yl methane sulphonate expressed as ethofumesate) Methomyl/Thiodicarb (sum expressed as methomyl) Thiabendazole

1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts
   0,05  

(i) CITRUS FRUIT
 0,3    5
Grapefruit  0,1  0,5 
Lemons  0,2  1 
Limes  0,2  1 
Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids)  0,2  1 
Oranges  0,1  0,5 
Pomelos  0,1  0,5 
Others  0,02  0,05 

(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)
 0,02 0,05  0,05 0,1
Almonds     
Brazil nuts     
Cashew nuts     
Chestnuts     
Coconuts     
Hazelnuts     
Macadamia     
Pecans     
Pine nuts     
Pistachios     
Walnuts     
Others     

(iii) POME FRUIT
 0,02 0,1  0,2 
Apples     5
Pears     5
Quinces     
Others     0,05

(iv) STONE FRUIT
     0,05
Apricots 0,05 0,2  0,2 
Cherries    0,1 
Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids) 0,05 0,2  0,2 
Plums    0,5 
Others 0,02 0,1  0,05 

(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT
 0,02    0,05

(a) Table and wine grapes
  0,2   
Table grapes    0,05 
Wine grapes    1 

(b) Strawberries (other than wild)
  0,5  0,05 

(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)
  0,02  0,05 
Blackberries     
Dewberries     
Loganberries     
Raspberries     
Others     

(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild)
    0,05 
Bilberries     
Cranberries     
Currants (red, black and white)  0,1   
Gooseberries  0,1   
Others  0,02   

(e) Wild berries and wild fruit
  0,2  0,05 

(vi) MISCELLANEOUS
 0,02 0,02  0,05 
Avocados     15
Bananas     5
Dates     
Figs     
Kiwi     
Kumquats     
Litchis     
Mangoes     5
Olives     
Papaya     10
Passion fruit     
Pineapples     
Pomegranate     
Others     0,05

2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry
     

(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES
 0,02    
Beetroot   0,1  
Carrots     
Cassava     15
Celeriac  0,1   
Horseradish     
Jerusalem artichokes     
Parsnips     
Parsley root     
Radishes  0,1  0,5 
Salsify     
Sweet potatoes     15
Swedes     
Turnips     
Yam     15
Others  0,02 0,05 0,05 0,05

(ii) BULB VEGETABLES
 0,02  0,05 0,05 0,05
Garlic     
Onions     
Shallots     
Spring onions  0,05   
Others  0,02   

(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES
   0,05  0,05

(a) Solanacea
     
Tomatoes 0,5 0,1  0,5 
Peppers 1 0,1  0,2 
Aubergines 0,5 0,5  0,5 
Others 0,02 0,02  0,05 

(b) Cucurbits — edible peel
 0,5 0,1  0,05 
Cucumbers     
Gherkins     
Courgettes     
Others     

(c) Cucurbits-inedible peel
 0,2 0,05  0,05 
Melons     
Squashes     
Watermelons     
Others     

(d) Sweet corn
 0,02 0,05  0,05 

(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES
   0,05  

(a) Flowering brassica
 0,02 0,1   
Broccoli (including Calabrese)    0,2 5
Cauliflower     
Others    0,05 0,05

(b) Head brassica
    0,05 0,05
Brussels sprouts  0,05   
Head cabbage 0,05 0,2   
Others 0,02 0,02   

(c) Leafy brassica
  1  0,05 0,05
Chinese cabbage     
Kale 0,1    
Others 0,02    

(d) Kohlrabi
 0,02 0,02  0,05 0,05

(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS
     0,05

(a) Lettuce and similar
 1 1 0,05  
Cress     
Lamb's lettuce     
Lettuce    2 
Scarole (broad-leaf endive)     
Others    0,05 

(b) Spinach and similar
 0,02 0,5 0,05 2 
Spinach     
Beet leaves (chard)     
Others     

(c) Water cress
 0,02 0,02 0,05 0,05 

(d) Witloof
 0,02 0,02 0,05 0,05 

(e) Herbs
 1 1 1 2 
Chervil     
Chives     
Parsley     
Celery leaves     
Others     

(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)
 0,02  0,05 0,05 0,05
Beans (with pods)  0,2   
Beans (without pods)  0,02   
Peas (with pods)  0,2   
Peas (without pods)  0,2   
Others  0,02   

(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)
 0,02  0,05 0,05 0,05
Asparagus     
Cardoons     
Celery  0,3   
Fennel     
Globe artichokes     
Leek  0,3   
Rhubarb     
Others  0,02   

(viii) FUNGI
 0,02  0,05 0,05 

(a) Cultivated mushrooms
  0,02   10

(b) Wild mushrooms
  0,5   0,05

3. Pulses
 0,02 0,02 0,05 0,05 0,05
Beans     
Lentils     
Peas     
Others     

4. Oilseeds
  0,02 0,1  0,05
Linseed     
Peanuts    0,1 
Poppy seed     
Sesame seed     
Sunflower seed     
Rape seed     
Soya bean    0,1 
Mustard seed     
Cotton seed 0,05   0,1 
Others 0,02   0,05 

5. Potatoes
 0,02 0,02 0,05 0,05 
Early potatoes     0,05
Ware potatoes     15

6. Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or other-wise, Camellia sinensis)
 0,1 1 0,1 0,1 0,1

7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder
 5 10 0,1 10 0,1


ANNEX II

Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)
Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs would apply Ethofumesate (sum of ethofumesate and the metabolite 2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-benzofuran-5-yl methane sulphonate expressed as ethofumesate)

8. Spices
 0,5
Cumin seed 
Juniper seed 
Nutmeg 
Pepper, black and white 
Vanilla pods 
Others 
