Commission Directive 2001/48/EC of 28 June 2001 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 03 July 2001
• Subject Matter: Plant health legislation,Foodstuffs,Approximation of laws
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 180, 03 July 2001

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Commission Directive 2001/48/EC of 28 June 2001 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 180 , 03/07/2001 P. 0026 - 0033

Commission Directive 2001/48/EC

of 28 June 2001

amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/39/EC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables(3), as last amended by Directive 2001/39/EC, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 on the placing of plant protection products on the market(4), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/47/EC(5), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The new active substances, azoxystrobin and kresoxim methyl, were included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by Commission Directives 98/47/EC(6) and 1999/1/EC(7), respectively, for use as fungicides only, without specifying particular conditions having an impact on crops which may be treated with plant protection products containing these active ingredients.

(2) Maximum residue levels in and on all commodities covered by Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC were fixed by Commission Directives 1999/71/EC(8) and 2000/48/EC(9) for azoxystrobin residues, and by Commission Directive 2000/58/EC(10) for kresoxim methyl residues.

(3) In fixing the said maximum residue levels, it was recognised that these levels should be kept under review and should be changed to take account of new information and data. Directives 1999/71/EC, 2000/48/EC and 2000/58/EC acknowledged that national provisional maximum residue levels for other cereals and fruit and...