The European Commission has notified the World Trade Organization of the Annexes to 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 dimethoate and omethoate in or on certain products.As for nuts and dried fruits, the draft sets the following MRLs:
- The MRL for dimethoate 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 apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates and figs.
- The MRL for omethoate is set at 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs and peanuts.
*Indicates lower limit of determination.The final date for comments is February 13, 2017. The proposed date of publication is May 2017.For further information, please contact us at inc@nutfruit.org.
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