EU: MRLs Update, Draft Commission Regulations

The European Commission 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 2-phenylphenol, bensulfuron-methyl, dimethachlor and lufenuron in or on certain products.
 
As for nuts and dried fruits, the draft sets the following MRLs:
 

• The MRL for 2-phenylphenol is set at 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs and peanuts.
• The MRL for bensulfuron-methyl is set at 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs and peanuts.
• The MRL for dimethachlor is set at 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs and peanuts.
• The MRL for lufenuron is set at 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs, and peanuts, and at 0.2 ppm in apricots.

 
*Indicates lower limit of determination.
 
The final date for comments is August 14, 2017. The proposed date of publication is January 2018.
 
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