Commission Directive 2002/100/EC of 20 December 2002 amending Council Directive 90/642/EEC in respect of maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 07 January 2003
• Subject Matter: Approximation of laws,Foodstuffs
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 2, 07 January 2003

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Commission Directive 2002/100/EC of 20 December 2002 amending Council Directive 90/642/EEC in respect of maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 002 , 07/01/2003 P. 0033 - 0038

Commission Directive 2002/100/EC

of 20 December 2002

amending Council Directive 90/642/EEC in respect of maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Directive 2002/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(3), as last amended by Directive 2002/81/EC(4), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The new active substance azoxystrobin was included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by Commission Directives 98/47/EC(5) for use as a fungicide only, without specifying particular conditions having an impact on crops which may be treated with plant protection products containing this active ingredient.

(2) Maximum residue levels (MRLs) for azoxystrobin in and on all commodities covered by Directive 90/642/EEC are established in those Directives as amended in particular by Commission Directives 1999/71/EC(6), 2000/48/EC(7), 2001/48/EC(8) and 2002/23/EC(9).

(3) The MRLs established in that Directive reflect authorised uses of azoxystrobin on certain crops. On crops where no uses are authorised the MRLs were set at the lower limit of analytical determination (LOD). In general, use of azoxystrobin would result in residues in excess of the LOD. Thus when a new use of it is proposed, Member States are required to establish a new national provisional MRL in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC before such a new use of a plant protection product containing this active substance may be authorised. Information relating to additional uses has accordingly been submitted by certain Member States. The information available has been reviewed and is sufficient to modify provisional maximum residue levels at Community level in respect of the crops on...