Council Directive 95/38/EC of 17 July 1995 amending Annexes I and II to Directive 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, and providing for the establishment of a list of maximum levels

• Published date: 22 August 1995
• Subject Matter: ortofrutticoli,alimentari,ambiente,fruits et légumes,denrées alimentaires,environnement,frutas y hortalizas,productos alimenticios,medio ambiente
• Official Gazette Publication: Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 197, 22 agosto 1995,Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 197, 22 août 1995,Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas, L 197, 22 de agosto de 1995

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Council Directive 95/38/EC of 17 July 1995 amending Annexes I and II to Directive 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, and providing for the establishment of a list of maximum levels

Official Journal L 197 , 22/08/1995 P. 0014 - 0028

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 95/38/EC of 17 July 1995 amending Annexes I and II to Directive 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, and providing for the establishment of a list of maximum levels

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Commission has been instructed, within the framework of Directive 90/642/EEC, to prepare a list of pesticide residues and their maximum levels for submission to the Council for approval;

Whereas pesticide residues may occur in products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, as a result of agricultural practices; whereas it is necessary to take into account relevant data for both authorized pesticide uses and supervised trials;

Whereas in order better to estimate the maximum potential dietary intake of pesticide residues, it is prudent to establish simultaneously, where appropriate, maximum residue levels for individual pesticides in all major components of diet; whereas these levels represent the use of minimum quantities of pesticide necessary to achieve adequate control, applied in such a manner that the amount of residue is the smallest possible and is toxicologically acceptable;

Whereas it is now appropriate that maximum levels be fixed for certain pesticide residues in products of plant origin, namely methidathion, methomyl thiodicarb, amitraz, pirimiphos-methyl, aldicarb, thiabendazole; whereas, however, it is not possible to do so for all pesticide residue product combinations due to insufficient data;

Whereas, in the case of thiabendazole, the available data are insufficient to establish, in accordance with current rules, a maximum...