As for nuts and dried fruits, the Draft Regulation sets the following MRLs:
- The MRL for myclobutanil is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm in tree nuts and peanuts; and from 0.02* ppm to 0.01* ppm in cranberries, dates and figs. The MRL is increased from 0.3 ppm to 3 ppm in apricots; and from 1 ppm to 1.5 ppm in grapes.
- The MRL for napropamide is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, dates, figs and peanuts; from 0.1 ppm to 0.01* ppm in apricots, plums and grapes; and from 0.1 ppm to 0.02 ppm in cranberries.
- The MRL for sintofen is set at 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, figs, dates and peanuts.
The final date for comments is November 16, 2019. The proposed date of adoption is April, 2020.
In addition, the Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chromafenozide, fluometuron, pencycuron, sedaxane, tau-fluvalinate and triazoxide in or on certain products sets the following MRLs for nuts and dried fruits:
- The MRL for chromafenozide is lowered from 1.5 ppm to 0.01* ppm in grapes.
- The MRL for pencycuron is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.02* ppm in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, figs, dates and peanuts.
- The MRL for sedaxane is set at 0.01* ppm in in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, figs, dates and peanuts.
- The MRL for tau-fluvalinate is lowered from 0.3 ppm to 0.01* ppm in plums; from 0.5 ppm to 0.01* ppm in cranberries; and from 0.02* ppm to 0.01* ppm in peanuts.
* Indicates lower limit of determination.
The final date for comments is November 16, 2019. The proposed date of adoption is May, 2020.
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