
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2016/1355 of 9 August 2016 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards thiacloprid (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 14(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) For thiacloprid, maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

(2) In the context of a procedure for the authorisation of the use of a plant protection product containing the active substance thiacloprid on rapeseed, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 for modification of the existing MRL in honey and other apiculture products.

(3) In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, that application was evaluated by the Member State concerned and the evaluation report was forwarded to the Commission.

(4) The European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, assessed the application and the evaluation report, examining in particular the risks to the consumer and, where relevant, to animals and gave a reasoned opinion on the proposed MRL. It forwarded that opinion to the Commission and the Member States and made it available to the public.

(5) The Authority concluded that all requirements with respect to data were met and that the modification to the MRL requested by the applicant was acceptable with regard to consumer safety on the basis of a consumer exposure assessment for 27 specific European consumer groups. It took into account the most recent information on the toxicological properties of the substance. Neither the lifetime exposure to this substance via consumption of all food products that may contain it nor the short-term exposure due to high consumption of the relevant product showed that there is a risk that the acceptable daily intake or the acute reference dose is exceeded.

(6) The Authority proposed several MRLs for honey, to be considered by the risk managers, which were based on, respectively, the field trials submitted by the applicant and Union wide monitoring data. As there is no risk to consumers, the MRL for thiacloprid in honey should be set at the level of 0,2 mg/kg on the basis of the available residue trials. The monitoring data are in a similar range and confirm such level.

(7) Based on the reasoned opinion of the Authority and taking into account the factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the appropriate modification to the MRL fulfils the requirements of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

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

(9) In order to minimise the potential market disruptions that may arise from the temporary application of the MRL for honey, set at the limit of determination by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1200, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible.

(10) 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 II 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 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, 9 August 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the column for thiacloprid 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 Thiacloprid
(1) (2) (3)
0100000 FRUITS, FRESH or FROZEN; TREE NUTS 
0110000 Citrus fruits 0,01
0110010 Grapefruits 
0110020 Oranges 
0110030 Lemons 
0110040 Limes 
0110050 Mandarins 
0110990 Others 
0120000 Tree nuts 0,02
0120010 Almonds 
0120020 Brazil nuts 
0120030 Cashew nuts 
0120040 Chestnuts 
0120050 Coconuts 
0120060 Hazelnuts/cobnuts 
0120070 Macadamias 
0120080 Pecans 
0120090 Pine nut kernels 
0120100 Pistachios 
0120110 Walnuts 
0120990 Others 
0130000 Pome fruits 
0130010 Apples 0,3
0130020 Pears 0,3
0130030 Quinces 0,7
0130040 Medlars 0,7
0130050 Loquats/Japanese medlars 0,7
0130990 Others 0,01
0140000 Stone fruits 0,5
0140010 Apricots 
0140020 Cherries (sweet) 
0140030 Peaches 
0140040 Plums 
0140990 Others 
0150000 Berries and small fruits 
0151000 
(a) grapes
 0,01
0151010 Table grapes 
0151020 Wine grapes 
0152000 
(b) strawberries
 1
0153000 
(c) cane fruits
 
0153010 Blackberries 1
0153020 Dewberries 1
0153030 Raspberries (red and yellow) 6
0153990 Others 0,01
0154000 
(d) other small fruits and berries
 1
0154010 Blueberries 
0154020 Cranberries 
0154030 Currants (black, red and white) 
0154040 Gooseberries (green, red and yellow) 
0154050 Rose hips 
0154060 Mulberries (black and white) 
0154070 Azaroles/Mediterranean medlars 
0154080 Elderberries 
0154990 Others 
0160000 Miscellaneous fruits with 
0161000 
(a) edible peel
 
0161010 Dates 0,01
0161020 Figs 0,5
0161030 Table olives 4
0161040 Kumquats 0,01
0161050 Carambolas 0,01
0161060 Kaki/Japanese persimmons 0,01
0161070 Jambuls/jambolans 0,01
0161990 Others 0,01
0162000 
(b) inedible peel, small
 
0162010 Kiwi fruits (green, red, yellow) 0,2
0162020 Litchis/lychees 0,01
0162030 Passionfruits/maracujas 0,01
0162040 Prickly pears/cactus fruits 0,01
0162050 Star apples/cainitos 0,01
0162060 American persimmons/Virginia kaki 0,01
0162990 Others 0,01
0163000 
(c) inedible peel, large
 
0163010 Avocados 0,01
0163020 Bananas 0,01
0163030 Mangoes 0,01
0163040 Papayas 0,5
0163050 Granate apples/pomegranates 0,01
0163060 Cherimoyas 0,01
0163070 Guavas 0,01
0163080 Pineapples 0,01
0163090 Breadfruits 0,01
0163100 Durians 0,01
0163110 Soursops/guanabanas 0,01
0163990 Others 0,01
0200000 VEGETABLES, FRESH or FROZEN 
0210000 Root and tuber vegetables 
0211000 
(a) potatoes
 0,02
0212000 
(b) tropical root and tuber vegetables
 0,01
0212010 Cassava roots/manioc 
0212020 Sweet potatoes 
0212030 Yams 
0212040 Arrowroots 
0212990 Others 
0213000 
(c) other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beets
 
0213010 Beetroots 0,05
0213020 Carrots 0,05
0213030 Celeriacs/turnip rooted celeries 0,05
0213040 Horseradishes 0,05
0213050 Jerusalem artichokes 0,05
0213060 Parsnips 0,05
0213070 Parsley roots/Hamburg roots parsley 0,05
0213080 Radishes 0,05
0213090 Salsifies 0,05
0213100 Swedes/rutabagas 0,01
0213110 Turnips 0,01
0213990 Others 0,01
0220000 Bulb vegetables 
0220010 Garlic 0,01
0220020 Onions 0,01
0220030 Shallots 0,01
0220040 Spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions 0,15
0220990 Others 0,01
0230000 Fruiting vegetables 
0231000 
(a) solanacea
 
0231010 Tomatoes 0,5
0231020 Sweet peppers/bell peppers 1
0231030 Aubergines/eggplants 0,7
0231040 Okra/lady's fingers 0,01
0231990 Others 0,01
0232000 
(b) cucurbits with edible peel
 0,5
0232010 Cucumbers 
0232020 Gherkins 
0232030 Courgettes (+)
0232990 Others 
0233000 
(c) cucurbits with inedible peel
 
0233010 Melons 0,2
0233020 Pumpkins 0,01
0233030 Watermelons 0,2
0233990 Others 0,01
0234000 
(d) sweet corn
 0,01
0239000 
(e) other fruiting vegetables
 0,01
0240000 Brassica vegetables (excluding brassica roots and brassica baby leaf crops) 
0241000 
(a) flowering brassica
 0,3 (+)
0241010 Broccoli 
0241020 Cauliflowers 
0241990 Others 
0242000 
(b) head brassica
 0,3
0242010 Brussels sprouts 
0242020 Head cabbages 
0242990 Others 
0243000 
(c) leafy brassica
 
0243010 Chinese cabbages/pe-tsai 1
0243020 Kales 0,4
0243990 Others 0,01
0244000 
(d) kohlrabies
 0,04
0250000 Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible flowers 
0251000 
(a) lettuces and salad plants
 
0251010 Lamb's lettuces/corn salads 8
0251020 Lettuces 1
0251030 Escaroles/broad-leaved endives 0,15 (+)
0251040 Cresses and other sprouts and shoots 0,01
0251050 Land cresses 0,7 (+)
0251060 Roman rocket/rucola 2 (+)
0251070 Red mustards 0,01
0251080 Baby leaf crops (including brassica species) 2 (+)
0251990 Others 0,01
0252000 
(b) spinaches and similar leaves
 
0252010 Spinaches 0,15 (+)
0252020 Purslanes 0,01
0252030 Chards/beet leaves 0,15 (+)
0252990 Others 0,01
0253000 
(c) grape leaves and similar species
 0,01
0254000 
(d) watercresses
 0,01
0255000 
(e) witloofs/Belgian endives
 0,01
0256000 
(f) herbs and edible flowers
 5
0256010 Chervil 
0256020 Chives 
0256030 Celery leaves 
0256040 Parsley 
0256050 Sage 
0256060 Rosemary 
0256070 Thyme 
0256080 Basil and edible flowers 
0256090 Laurel/bay leave 
0256100 Tarragon 
0256990 Others 
0260000 Legume vegetables 
0260010 Beans (with pods) 0,4 (+)
0260020 Beans (without pods) 0,01
0260030 Peas (with pods) 0,2
0260040 Peas (without pods) 0,2
0260050 Lentils 0,01
0260990 Others 0,01
0270000 Stem vegetables 
0270010 Asparagus 0,01
0270020 Cardoons 0,01
0270030 Celeries 0,7
0270040 Florence fennels 0,7
0270050 Globe artichokes 0,01
0270060 Leeks 0,1
0270070 Rhubarbs 0,02
0270080 Bamboo shoots 0,01
0270090 Palm hearts 0,01
0270990 Others 0,01
0280000 Fungi, mosses and lichens 0,01
0280010 Cultivated fungi 
0280020 Wild fungi 
0280990 Mosses and lichens 
0290000 Algae and prokaryotes organisms 0,01
0300000 PULSES 
0300010 Beans 0,08 (+)
0300020 Lentils 0,01
0300030 Peas 0,08 (+)
0300040 Lupins/lupini beans 0,01
0300990 Others 0,01
0400000 OILSEEDS AND OIL FRUITS 
0401000 Oilseeds 
0401010 Linseeds 0,02
0401020 Peanuts/groundnuts 0,02
0401030 Poppy seeds 0,3
0401040 Sesame seeds 0,02
0401050 Sunflower seeds 0,02
0401060 Rapeseeds/canola seeds 0,6 (+)
0401070 Soyabeans 0,02
0401080 Mustard seeds 0,6 (+)
0401090 Cotton seeds 0,15
0401100 Pumpkin seeds 0,02
0401110 Safflower seeds 0,02
0401120 Borage seeds 0,02
0401130 Gold of pleasure seeds 0,02
0401140 Hemp seeds 0,02
0401150 Castor beans 0,02
0401990 Others 0,02
0402000 Oil fruits 
0402010 Olives for oil production 4
0402020 Oil palms kernels 0,02
0402030 Oil palms fruits 0,02
0402040 Kapok 0,02
0402990 Others 0,02
0500000 CEREALS 
0500010 Barley 0,9
0500020 Buckwheat and other pseudo-cereals 0,01
0500030 Maize/corn 0,01* (+)
0500040 Common millet/proso millet 0,01
0500050 Oat 0,9
0500060 Rice 0,02
0500070 Rye 0,06
0500080 Sorghum 0,01
0500090 Wheat 0,1
0500990 Others 0,01
0600000 TEAS, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS, COCOA AND CAROBS 
0610000 Teas 10 (+)
0620000 Coffee beans 0,05
0630000 Herbal infusions from 
0631000 
(a) flowers
 0,05
0631010 Chamomile 
0631020 Hibiscus/roselle 
0631030 Rose 
0631040 Jasmine 
0631050 Lime/linden 
0631990 Others 
0632000 
(b) leaves and herbs
 50 (+)
0632010 Strawberry 
0632020 Rooibos 
0632030 Mate/maté 
0632990 Others 
0633000 
(c) roots
 0,02 (+)
0633010 Valerian 
0633020 Ginseng 
0633990 Others 
0639000 
(d) any other parts of the plant
 0,05
0640000 Cocoa beans 0,05
0650000 Carobs/Saint John's breads 0,05
0700000 HOPS 0,05
0800000 SPICES 
0810000 Seed spices 0,08 (+)
0810010 Anise/aniseed 
0810020 Black caraway/black cumin 
0810030 Celery 
0810040 Coriander 
0810050 Cumin 
0810060 Dill 
0810070 Fennel 
0810080 Fenugreek 
0810090 Nutmeg 
0810990 Others 
0820000 Fruit spices 0,05
0820010 Allspice/pimento 
0820020 Sichuan pepper 
0820030 Caraway 
0820040 Cardamom 
0820050 Juniper berry 
0820060 Peppercorn (black, green and white) 
0820070 Vanilla 
0820080 Tamarind 
0820990 Others 
0830000 Bark spices 0,05
0830010 Cinnamon 
0830990 Others 
0840000 Root and rhizome spices 
0840010 Liquorice 0,05
0840020 Ginger 0,05
0840030 Turmeric/curcuma 0,05
0840040 Horseradish (+)
0840990 Others 0,05
0850000 Bud spices 0,05
0850010 Cloves 
0850020 Capers 
0850990 Others 
0860000 Flower pistil spices 0,05
0860010 Saffron 
0860990 Others 
0870000 Aril spices 0,05
0870010 Mace 
0870990 Others 
0900000 SUGAR PLANTS 
0900010 Sugar beet roots 0,02
0900020 Sugar canes 0,01
0900030 Chicory roots 0,05
0900990 Others 0,01
1000000 PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN -TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS 
1010000 Tissues from 
1011000 
(a) swine
 
1011010 Muscle 0,1
1011020 Fat tissue 0,01
1011030 Liver 0,5
1011040 Kidney 0,5
1011050 Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) 0,5
1011990 Others 0,01
1012000 
(b) bovine
 
1012010 Muscle 0,1
1012020 Fat tissue 0,04
1012030 Liver 0,5
1012040 Kidney 0,5
1012050 Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) 0,5
1012990 Others 0,01
1013000 
(c) sheep
 
1013010 Muscle 0,1
1013020 Fat tissue 0,04
1013030 Liver 0,5
1013040 Kidney 0,5
1013050 Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) 0,5
1013990 Others 0,01
1014000 
(d) goat
 
1014010 Muscle 0,1
1014020 Fat tissue 0,04
1014030 Liver 0,5
1014040 Kidney 0,5
1014050 Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) 0,5
1014990 Others 0,01
1015000 
(e) equine
 
1015010 Muscle 0,1
1015020 Fat tissue 0,04
1015030 Liver 0,5
1015040 Kidney 0,5
1015050 Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) 0,5
1015990 Others 0,01
1016000 
(f) poultry
 
1016010 Muscle 0,02
1016020 Fat tissue 0,01
1016030 Liver 0,02
1016040 Kidney 0,01
1016050 Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) 0,02
1016990 Others 0,01
1017000 
(g) other farmed terrestrial animals
 
1017010 Muscle 0,1
1017020 Fat tissue 0,04
1017030 Liver 0,5
1017040 Kidney 0,5
1017050 Edible offals (other than liver and kidney) 0,5
1017990 Others 0,01
1020000 Milk 0,05
1020010 Cattle 
1020020 Sheep 
1020030 Goat 
1020040 Horse 
1020990 Others 
1030000 Birds eggs 0,02
1030010 Chicken 
1030020 Duck 
1030030 Geese 
1030040 Quail 
1030990 Others 
1040000 Honey and other apiculture products 0,2
1050000 Amphibians and Reptiles 0,01
1060000 Terrestrial invertebrate animals 0,01
1070000 Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals 0,01


(**) Pesticide-code combination for which the MRL as set in Annex III Part B applies.
Thiacloprid
(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on residue trials as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 23 July 2017, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.0232030Courgettes0241000flowering brassica0241010Broccoli0241020Cauliflowers0241990Others0251030Escaroles/broad-leaved endives0251050Land cresses0251060Roman rocket/rucola0251080Baby leaf crops (including brassica species)0252010Spinaches0252030Chards/beet leaves0260010Beans (with pods)0300010Beans0300030Peas0401060Rapeseeds/canola seeds0401080Mustard seeds
(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on crop metabolism with seed treatment as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 23 July 2017, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.0500030Maize/corn
(+) The European Food Safety Authority identified some information on analytical methods as unavailable. When re-viewing the MRL, the Commission will take into account the information referred to in the first sentence, if it is submitted by 23 July 2017, or, if that information is not submitted by that date, the lack of it.0610000Teas0632000leaves and herbs0632010Strawberry0632020Rooibos0632030Mate/maté0632990Others0633000roots0633010Valerian0633020Ginseng0633990Others0810000Seed spices0810010Anise/aniseed0810020Black caraway/black cumin0810030Celery0810040Coriander0810050Cumin0810060Dill0810070Fennel0810080Fenugreek0810090Nutmeg0810990Others
(+) The applicable maximum residue level for horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) in the spice group (code 0840040) is the one set for horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) in the Vegetables category, root and tuber vegetables group (code 0213040) taking into account changes in the levels by processing (drying) according to Art. 20 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.0840040Horseradish'
