EU: Pesticides, Standing Committee

Some of the discussions were the following:

•  The vote on the non-renewal of the approval of the active substances chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl is expected to take place at the meeting of the Standing Committee on December 6, 2019. The draft Regulation foresees a maximum grace period of 3 months (instead of 6 months as usual). In addition, the Commission proposed to lower the MRLs for chlorpyriphos and chlorpyriphos-methyl to the relevant LOQs following the adoption of the decisions not to renew the approval of the substances and the expiry of grace periods given by Member States. It proposed a shortened deferred application of 3 months in line with the shortened grace period of 3 months proposed. 

• The Commission suggested to finalize the discussion document on transitional periods in the version presented at the meeting. It stressed that it is not a guidance document but only served to structure the discussions within the Committee. The Committee agreed to the revised discussion document and to closing the discussions on that basis.

• The vote of the following Draft Commission Regulations were postponed:
  •  Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl, imazamox and oxathiapiprolin in or on certain products (Art. 10) (here).
    • The MRL for acibenzolar-S-methyl in hazelnuts is increased from 0.1 ppm to 0.2 ppm.
    • The MRL for flutolanil in tree nuts, apricots, plums grapes, cranberries, dates and figs is changed from 0.01* ppm to 0.01 ppm.
    • The MRL for imazamox in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates and figs is changed from 0.05* ppm to 0.05 ppm.
  • Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for prochloraz in or on certain products (here).
    • The MRL for prochloraz in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs, and peanuts is newly set at 0.03* ppm.
  • Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cycloxydim, epoxiconazole, flonicamid, haloxyfop, mandestrobin, mepiquat, Metschnikowia fructicola strain NRRL Y-27328 and prohexadione in or on certain products (here).
    • The MRL for flonicamid in cranberries is increased from 0.03* ppm to 0.7 ppm.
    • The MRL for mandestrobin in grapes is increased from 0.01* ppm to 5 ppm.
  • Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlorate (here).
    • The draft sets the MRL of chlorate in tree nuts at 0.1 ppm; apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries and peanuts at 0.05 ppm; and dates and figs at 0.3 ppm.

• The following drafts were presented for discussion: 
  • Exchange of views of the Committee as regards maximum residue levels for sintofen, myclobutanil and napropamide (Art. 12) (here).
    • The MRL for myclobutanil in tree nuts is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm; in apricots is increased from 0.3 ppm to 3.0 ppm; in grapes is increased from 1.0 ppm to 1.5 ppm; and in cranberries, dates, figs and peanuts is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm.
    • The MRL for napropamide in tree nuts, dates, figs and peanuts is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm; in apricots, plums and grapes is lowered from 0.1 ppm to 0.01* ppm; and in cranberries is lowered from 0.1 ppm to 0.02 ppm.
  • Exchange of views of the Committee as regards maximum residue levels for cyantraniliprole, cyazofamid, cyprodinil, fenpyroximate, fludioxonil, fluxapyroxad, imazalil, isofetamid, kresoxim-methyl, lufenuron, mandipropamid, propamocarb, pyraclostrobin, pyriofenone, pyriproxyfen and spinetoram in or on certain products (CXLs) (here).
    • The MRL for cyantraniliprole in cranberries is increased from 0.01* ppm to 0.08 ppm.
    • The MRL for isofetamid in apricots is increased from 0.01* ppm to 9 ppm and in plums from 0.01* ppm to 0.8 ppm.
    • The MRL from kresoxim-methyl in tree nuts is modified from 0.05* ppm to 0.05 ppm and in grapes is increased from 1 ppm to 1.5 ppm.
    • The MRL from pyriofenone is set in cranberries at 0.05 ppm.
  • Exchange of views of the Committee as regards maximum residue levels for chromafenozide, fluometuron, pencycuron, sedaxane, tau-fluvalinate and triazoxide in or on certain products (Art. 12) (here).
    • The MRL for chromafenozide in grapes is lowered from1.5 ppm to 0.01* ppm.
    • The MRL for pencycuron in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs and peanuts is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.02* ppm.
    • The MRL for sedaxane in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs and peanuts is newly set at 0.01* ppm.
    • The MRL for tau-fluvalinate in plums is lowered from 0.3 ppm to 0.01* ppm and in peanuts from 0.02* ppm to 0.01* ppm.
    • The MRL for triazoxide in tree nuts and peanuts is newly set at 0.005* ppm and in apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates and figs at 0.001* ppm.

 
*Indicates lower limit of determination.
 
The next meeting of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed Section Phytopharmaceuticals will be on October 21-22, 2019 (Agenda).
 
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