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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (D091952/05 – 2024/2759(RPS))

On 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 cyproconazole and spirodiclofen in or on certain products

B-10-2024-0021

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety · Rapporteur: Christophe Clergeau, Anja Hazekamp, Martin Häusling, Michal Wiezik

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Parliament opposes the draft Commission regulation that would maintain maximum residue levels (MRLs) for cyproconazole and spirodiclofen in certain products, arguing it is incompatible with EU law and the precautionary principle. It calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft and submit a new one lowering all MRLs for cyproconazole to the default value of 0.01 mg/kg and refusing import tolerances. It also urges EFSA and the Commission to urgently address the assessment of cumulative effects of pesticides.

Key points

  1. Parliament opposes adoption of the draft Commission regulation.
  2. The draft regulation is considered incompatible with Regulations (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 178/2002, and (EC) No 1107/2009, including point 3.6.4 of its Annex II.
  3. Calls on the Commission to apply the precautionary principle, withdraw the draft regulation, and submit a new one to the committee.
  4. Calls on the Commission to submit a new draft regulation lowering all MRLs for cyproconazole to the limit of determination or the default value of 0.01 mg/kg for all uses and to refuse any requests for import tolerances.
  5. Requests EFSA and the Commission to address the problem of assessing cumulative effects of pesticides as a matter of absolute urgency.

Who is affected

  • EU farmers, who would face competitive disadvantage if imports with higher MRLs continue.
  • Third-country producers exporting products with cyproconazole residues to the EU.
  • Consumers and agricultural workers in producing countries, whose health may be jeopardized.

Figures and deadlines

  • Default MRL value of 0.01 mg/kg
  • MRLs for liver and kidney of certain animals maintained at 0.5 mg/kg, rapeseeds at 0.4 mg/kg, soybeans at 0.07 mg/kg.
  • Limits of determination varying between 0.01 and 0.05 mg/kg for other products.

Legal basis: Articles 11, 13, 168 and 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union