
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 556/2012 of 26 June 2012 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for spinosad in or on raspberries (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, and in particular Article 18(4) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) For spinosad maximum residue levels (MRLs) are set in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

(2) In accordance with Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC, France notified on 11 May 2012 to the Commission the temporary authorisation of plant protection products containing the active substance spinosad, due to an unexpected outbreak of Drosophila suzukii, a danger that was unforeseeable and could not be contained by any other reasonable means. Consequently, France has also notified to the other Member States, the Commission and The European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter "the Authority", in accordance with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 that it has authorised the placing on the market in its territory of raspberries containing pesticide residues exceeding the relevant MRL. Currently, that MRL is set at 0,3.

(3) France submitted to the Commission an appropriate consumer risk assesment and proposed a temporary MRL on that basis.

(4) The Authority assessed the data provided and issued a statement on the safety of the proposed temporary MRL.

(5) The Authority concluded that the use of spinosad on raspberries, as authorised in France, is not likely to result in a consumer exposure exceeding the toxicological reference value and therefore is not expected to pose a public health concern.

(6) Based on the statement of the Authority and taking into account the factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the appropriate modification to the MRL fulfil the requirements of Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

(7) Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8) Given that the emergency uses of plant protection products containing spinosad are already authorized by France and the resulting urgent need to ensure a high level of consumer protection, it is appropriate to provide for the MRL by applying the procedure referred to in Article 45(5) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
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 next day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 26 June 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

In Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the column for spinosad is replaced by the following:
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Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)Code number Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply Spinosad: sum of spinosyn A and spinosyn D, expressed as spinosad (F)
(1) (2) (3)
0100000 
1. FRUIT FRESH OR FROZEN; NUTS
 
0110000 
(i) Citrus fruit
 0,3
0110010 Grapefruit (Shaddocks, pomelos, sweeties, tangelo (except mineola), ugli and other hybrids) 
0110020 Oranges (Bergamot, bitter orange, chinotto and other hybrids) 
0110030 Lemons (Citron, lemon) 
0110040 Limes 
0110050 Mandarins (Clementine, tangerine, mineola and other hybrids) 
0110990 Others 
0120000 
(ii) Tree nuts (shelled or unshelled)
 
0120010 Almonds 1
0120020 Brazil nuts 0,05
0120030 Cashew nuts 0,05
0120040 Chestnuts 0,05
0120050 Coconuts 0,05
0120060 Hazelnuts (Filbert) 0,05
0120070 Macadamia 0,05
0120080 Pecans 0,05
0120090 Pine nuts 0,05
0120100 Pistachios 0,05
0120110 Walnuts 0,05
0120990 Others 0,05
0130000 
(iii) Pome fruit
 
0130010 Apples (Crab apple) 1
0130020 Pears (Oriental pear) 1
0130030 Quinces 0,5
0130040 Medlar 0,5
0130050 Loquat 0,5
0130990 Others 0,5
0140000 
(iv) Stone fruit
 1
0140010 Apricots 
0140020 Cherries (sweet cherries, sour cherries) 
0140030 Peaches (Nectarines and similar hybrids) 
0140040 Plums (Damson, greengage, mirabelle, sloe) 
0140990 Others 
0150000 
(v) Berries & small fruit
 
0151000 
(a) Table and wine grapes
 0,5
0151010 Table grapes 
0151020 Wine grapes 
0152000 
(b) Strawberries
 0,3
0153000 
(c) Cane fruit
 
0153010 Blackberries 0,3
0153020 Dewberries (Loganberries, boysenberries, and cloudberries) 0,02
0153030 Raspberries (Wineberries, arctic bramble/raspberry, (Rubus arcticus), nectar raspberries (Rubus arcticus x idaeus)) 0,9 (+)
0153990 Others 0,02
0154000 
(d) Other small fruit & berries
 
0154010 Blueberries (Bilberries) 0,3
0154020 Cranberries (Cowberries (red bilberries)) 0,02
0154030 Currants (red, black and white) 0,3
0154040 Gooseberries (Including hybrids with other ribes species) 0,3
0154050 Rose hips 0,3
0154060 Mulberries (arbutus berry) 0,02
0154070 Azarole (mediteranean medlar) (Kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta)) 0,3
0154080 Elderberries (Black chokeberry (appleberry), mountain ash, buckthorn (sea sallowthorn), hawthorn, service berries, and other treeberries) 0,3
0154990 Others 0,02
0160000 
(vi) Miscellaneous fruit
 
0161000 
(a) Edible peel
 
0161010 Dates 0,02
0161020 Figs 0,02
0161030 Table olives 0,02
0161040 Kumquats (Marumi kumquats, nagami kumquats, limequats (Citrus aurantifolia x Fortunella spp.)) 0,02
0161050 Carambola (Bilimbi) 0,02
0161060 Persimmon 0,05
0161070 Jambolan (java plum) (Java apple (water apple), pomerac, rose apple, Brazilean cherry Surinam cherry (grumichama Eugenia uniflora),) 0,02
0161990 Others 0,02
0162000 
(b) Inedible peel, small
 
0162010 Kiwi 0,2
0162020 Lychee (Litchi) (Pulasan, rambutan (hairy litchi), mangosteen) 0,02
0162030 Passion fruit 0,5
0162040 Prickly pear (cactus fruit) 0,02
0162050 Star apple 0,02
0162060 American persimmon (Virginia kaki) (Black sapote, white sapote, green sapote, canistel (yellow sapote), and mammey sapote) 0,02
0162990 Others 0,02
0163000 
(c) Inedible peel, large
 
0163010 Avocados 0,02
0163020 Bananas (Dwarf banana, plantain, apple banana) 2
0163030 Mangoes 0,02
0163040 Papaya 0,5
0163050 Pomegranate 0,02
0163060 Cherimoya (Custard apple, sugar apple (sweetsop), llama and other medium sized Annonaceae) 0,02
0163070 Guava (Red pitaya or dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus)) 0,02
0163080 Pineapples 0,02
0163090 Bread fruit (Jackfruit) 0,02
0163100 Durian 0,02
0163110 Soursop (guanabana) 0,02
0163990 Others 0,02
0200000 
2. VEGETABLES FRESH OR FROZEN
 
0210000 
(i) Root and tuber vegetables
 
0211000 
(a) Potatoes
 0,02
0212000 
(b) Tropical root and tuber vegetables
 0,02
0212010 Cassava (Dasheen, eddoe (Japanese taro), tannia) 
0212020 Sweet potatoes 
0212030 Yams (Potato bean (yam bean), Mexican yam bean) 
0212040 Arrowroot 
0212990 Others 
0213000 
(c) Other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beet
 
0213010 Beetroot 0,02
0213020 Carrots 0,02
0213030 Celeriac 0,02
0213040 Horseradish (Angelica roots, lovage roots, gentiana roots,) 0,02
0213050 Jerusalem artichokes 0,02
0213060 Parsnips 0,02
0213070 Parsley root 0,02
0213080 Radishes (Black radish, Japanese radish, small radish and similar varieties, tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus)) 0,3
0213090 Salsify (Scorzonera, Spanish salsify (Spanish oysterplant)) 0,02
0213100 Swedes 0,02
0213110 Turnips 0,02
0213990 Others 0,02
0220000 
(ii) Bulb vegetables
 
0220010 Garlic 0,1
0220020 Onions (Silverskin onions) 0,2
0220030 Shallots 0,1
0220040 Spring onions (Welsh onion and similar varieties) 0,2
0220990 Others 0,1
0230000 
(iii) Fruiting vegetables
 
0231000 
(a) Solanacea
 
0231010 Tomatoes (Cherry tomatoes, tree tomato, Physalis, gojiberry, wolfberry (Lycium barbarum and L. chinense)) 1
0231020 Peppers (Chilli peppers) 2
0231030 Aubergines (egg plants) (Pepino) 1
0231040 Okra, lady's fingers 1
0231990 Others 1
0232000 
(b) Cucurbits - edible peel
 
0232010 Cucumbers 1
0232020 Gherkins 0,2
0232030 Courgettes (Summer squash, marrow (patisson)) 0,2
0232990 Others 0,2
0233000 
(c) Cucurbits-inedible peel
 1
0233010 Melons (Kiwano) 
0233020 Pumpkins (Winter squash) 
0233030 Watermelons 
0233990 Others 
0234000 
(d) Sweet corn
 0,02
0239000 
(e) Other fruiting vegetables
 0,02
0240000 
(iv) Brassica vegetables
 2
0241000 
(a) Flowering brassica
 
0241010 Broccoli (Calabrese, Chinese broccoli, broccoli raab) 
0241020 Cauliflower 
0241990 Others 
0242000 
(b) Head brassica
 
0242010 Brussels sprouts 
0242020 Head cabbage (Pointed head cabbage, red cabbage, savoy cabbage, white cabbage) 
0242990 Others 
0243000 
(c) Leafy brassica
 
0243010 Chinese cabbage (Indian (Chinese) mustard, pak choi, Chinese flat cabbage (tai goo choi), choi sum, peking cabbage (pe-tsai),) 
0243020 Kale (Borecole (curly kale), collards, Portuguese Kale, Portuguese cabbage, cow cabbage) 
0243990 Others 
0244000 
(d) Kohlrabi
 
0250000 
(v) Leaf vegetables & fresh herbs
 
0251000 
(a) Lettuce and other salad plants including Brassicacea
 10
0251010 Lamb's lettuce (Italian cornsalad) 
0251020 Lettuce (Head lettuce, lollo rosso (cutting lettuce), iceberg lettuce, romaine (cos) lettuce) 
0251030 Scarole (broad-leaf endive) (Wild chicory, red-leaved chicory, radicchio, curld leave endive, sugar loaf) 
0251040 Cress 
0251050 Land cress 
0251060 Rocket, Rucola (Wild rocket) 
0251070 Red mustard 
0251080 Leaves and sprouts of Brassica spp (Mizuna, leaves of peas and radish and other babyleaf brassica crops (crops harvested up to 8 true leaf stage)) 
0251990 Others 
0252000 
(b) Spinach & similar (leaves)
 10
0252010 Spinach (New Zealand spinach, amaranthus spinach) 
0252020 Purslane (Winter purslane (miner’s lettuce), garden purslane, common purslane, sorrel, glassworth, Agretti (Salsola soda)) 
0252030 Beet leaves (chard) (Leaves of beetroot) 
0252990 Others 
0253000 
(c) Vine leaves (grape leaves)
 10
0254000 
(d) Water cress
 10
0255000 
(e) Witloof
 10
0256000 
(f) Herbs
 
0256010 Chervil 10
0256020 Chives 10
0256030 Celery leaves (Fennel leaves, Coriander leaves, dill leaves, Caraway leaves, lovage, angelica, sweet cisely and other Apiacea leaves) 10
0256040 Parsley 60
0256050 Sage (Winter savory, summer savory,) 10
0256060 Rosemary 10
0256070 Thyme (Marjoram, oregano) 10
0256080 Basil (Balm leaves, mint, peppermint) 10
0256090 Bay leaves (laurel) 10
0256100 Tarragon (Hyssop) 10
0256990 Others (Edible flowers) 10
0260000 
(vi) Legume vegetables (fresh)
 
0260010 Beans (with pods) (Green bean (french beans, snap beans), scarlet runner bean, slicing bean, yardlong beans) 0,5
0260020 Beans (without pods) (Broad beans, Flageolets, jack bean, lima bean, cowpea) 0,3
0260030 Peas (with pods) (Mangetout (sugar peas, snow peas)) 0,5
0260040 Peas (without pods) (Garden pea, green pea, chickpea) 0,3
0260050 Lentils 0,3
0260990 Others 0,3
0270000 
(vii) Stem vegetables (fresh)
 
0270010 Asparagus 0,2
0270020 Cardoons 0,2
0270030 Celery 2
0270040 Fennel 0,2
0270050 Globe artichokes 0,2
0270060 Leek 0,5
0270070 Rhubarb 0,2
0270080 Bamboo shoots 0,2
0270090 Palm hearts 0,2
0270990 Others 0,2
0280000 
(viii) Fungi
 0,02
0280010 Cultivated (Common mushroom, Oyster mushroom, Shi-take) 
0280020 Wild (Chanterelle, Truffle, Morel, Cep) 
0280990 Others 
0290000 
(ix) Sea weeds
 0,02
0300000 
3. PULSES, DRY
 0,02
0300010 Beans (Broad beans, navy beans, flageolets, jack beans, lima beans, field beans, cowpeas) 
0300020 Lentils 
0300030 Peas (Chickpeas, field peas, chickling vetch) 
0300040 Lupins 
0300990 Others 
0400000 
4. OILSEEDS AND OILFRUITS
 0,02
0401000 
(i) Oilseeds
 
0401010 Linseed 
0401020 Peanuts 
0401030 Poppy seed 
0401040 Sesame seed 
0401050 Sunflower seed 
0401060 Rape seed (Bird rapeseed, turnip rape) 
0401070 Soya bean 
0401080 Mustard seed 
0401090 Cotton seed 
0401100 Pumpkin seeds (Other seeds of cucurbitacea) 
0401110 Safflower 
0401120 Borage 
0401130 Gold of pleasure 
0401140 Hempseed 
0401150 Castor bean 
0401990 Others 
0402000 
(ii) Oilfruits
 
0402010 Olives for oil production 
0402020 Palm nuts (palmoil kernels) 
0402030 Palmfruit 
0402040 Kapok 
0402990 Others 
0500000 
5. CEREALS
 1
0500010 Barley 
0500020 Buckwheat (Amaranthus, quinoa) 
0500030 Maize 
0500040 Millet (Foxtail millet, teff) 
0500050 Oats 
0500060 Rice 
0500070 Rye 
0500080 Sorghum 
0500090 Wheat (Spelt, triticale) 
0500990 Others 
0600000 
6. TEA, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS AND COCOA
 
0610000 
(i) Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise of Camellia sinensis)
 0,05
0620000 
(ii) Coffee beans
 0,02
0630000 
(iii) Herbal infusions (dried)
 0,05
0631000 
(a) Flowers
 
0631010 Camomille flowers 
0631020 Hybiscus flowers 
0631030 Rose petals 
0631040 Jasmine flowers (Elderflowers (Sambucus nigra)) 
0631050 Lime (linden) 
0631990 Others 
0632000 
(b) Leaves
 
0632010 Strawberry leaves 
0632020 Rooibos leaves (Ginkgo leaves) 
0632030 Maté 
0632990 Others 
0633000 
(c) Roots
 
0633010 Valerian root 
0633020 Ginseng root 
0633990 Others 
0639000 
(d) Other herbal infusions
 
0640000 
(iv) Cocoa (fermented beans)
 0,02
0650000 
(v) Carob (st johns bread)
 0,02
0700000 
7. HOPS (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder
 22
0800000 
8. SPICES
 
0810000 
(i) Seeds
 0,02
0810010 Anise 
0810020 Black caraway 
0810030 Celery seed (Lovage seed) 
0810040 Coriander seed 
0810050 Cumin seed 
0810060 Dill seed 
0810070 Fennel seed 
0810080 Fenugreek 
0810090 Nutmeg 
0810990 Others 
0820000 
(ii) Fruits and berries
 0,02
0820010 Allspice 
0820020 Anise pepper (Japan pepper) 
0820030 Caraway 
0820040 Cardamom 
0820050 Juniper berries 
0820060 Pepper, black and white (Long pepper, pink pepper) 
0820070 Vanilla pods 
0820080 Tamarind 
0820990 Others 
0830000 
(iii) Bark
 0,02
0830010 Cinnamon (Cassia) 
0830990 Others 
0840000 
(iv) Roots or rhizome
 0,02
0840010 Liquorice 
0840020 Ginger 
0840030 Turmeric (Curcuma) 
0840040 Horseradish 
0840990 Others 
0850000 
(v) Buds
 
0850010 Cloves 0,02
0850020 Capers 0,4
0850990 Others 0,02
0860000 
(vi) Flower stigma
 0,02
0860010 Saffron 
0860990 Others 
0870000 
(vii) Aril
 0,02
0870010 Mace 
0870990 Others 
0900000 
9. SUGAR PLANTS
 0,05
0900010 Sugar beet (root) 
0900020 Sugar cane 
0900030 Chicory roots 
0900990 Others 
1000000 
10. PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN-TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS
 
1010000 
(i) Meat, preparations of meat, offals, blood, animal fats fresh chilled or frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked or processed as flours or meals other processed products such as sausages and food preparations based on these
 
1011000 
(a) Swine
 
1011010 Meat 0,05
1011020 Fat free of lean meat 1
1011030 Liver 0,5
1011040 Kidney 0,3
1011050 Edible offal 0,5
1011990 Others 
1012000 
(b) Bovine
 
1012010 Meat 0,3
1012020 Fat 3
1012030 Liver 2
1012040 Kidney 1
1012050 Edible offal 0,5
1012990 Others 
1013000 
(c) Sheep
 
1013010 Meat 0,05
1013020 Fat 2
1013030 Liver 0,5
1013040 Kidney 0,5
1013050 Edible offal 0,5
1013990 Others 
1014000 
(d) Goat
 
1014010 Meat 0,05
1014020 Fat 2
1014030 Liver 0,5
1014040 Kidney 0,5
1014050 Edible offal 0,5
1014990 Others 
1015000 
(e) Horses, asses, mules or hinnies
 
1015010 Meat 0,05
1015020 Fat 2
1015030 Liver 0,5
1015040 Kidney 0,5
1015050 Edible offal 0,5
1015990 Others 
1016000 
(f) Poultry -chicken, geese, duck, turkey and Guinea fowl-, ostrich, pigeon
 
1016010 Meat 0,2
1016020 Fat 1
1016030 Liver 0,2
1016040 Kidney 0,2
1016050 Edible offal 0,2
1016990 Others 
1017000 
(g) Other farm animals (Rabbit, Kangaroo)
 0,02
1017010 Meat 
1017020 Fat 
1017030 Liver 
1017040 Kidney 
1017050 Edible offal 
1017990 Others 
1020000 
(ii) Milk and cream, not concentrated, nor containing added sugar or sweetening matter, butter and other fats derived from milk, cheese and curd
 0,5
1020010 Cattle 
1020020 Sheep 
1020030 Goat 
1020040 Horse 
1020990 Others 
1030000 
(iii) Birds’ eggs, fresh preserved or cooked Shelled eggs and egg yolks fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved whether or not containing added sugar or sweetening matter
 0,2
1030010 Chicken 
1030020 Duck 
1030030 Goose 
1030040 Quail 
1030990 Others 
1040000 
(iv) Honey (Royal jelly, pollen)
 0,01
1050000 
(v) Amphibians and reptiles (Frog legs, crocodiles)
 0,01
1060000 
(vi) Snails
 0,01
1070000 
(vii) Other terrestrial animal products
 0,01


(F)Fat soluble
Spinosad: sum of spinosyn A and spinosyn D, expressed as spinosad (F)(+) MRL applicable until 31 December 2014, after that date 0,3 will be applicable unless modified by a Regulation.
0153030 Raspberries (Wineberries, arctic bramble/raspberry, (Rubus arcticus), nectar raspberries (Rubus arcticus x idaeus))'
