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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (D110096/02 – 2025/2975(RPS))

On the draft Commission regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acetamiprid, aclonifen, deltamethrin, oxathiapiprolin and potassium phosphonates in or on certain products

B-10-2025-0592

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety · Rapporteur: Marie Toussaint, Christophe Clergeau, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Michal Wiezik, Anja Hazekamp

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Parliament opposes the draft Commission regulation that would raise maximum residue levels for acetamiprid in honey to 1 mg/kg, considering it exceeds implementing powers and conflicts with EU regulations. It calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft and submit a new one lowering MRLs for acetamiprid, citing scientific uncertainty and the precautionary principle.

Key points

  1. Opposes adoption of the draft Commission regulation.
  2. Considers the draft exceeds implementing powers under Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
  3. Finds the draft incompatible with Regulations (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 178/2002, and (EC) No 1107/2009, including Annex II point 3.6.2.
  4. Urges application of the precautionary principle given scientific uncertainty on acetamiprid toxicity, especially developmental neurotoxicity and effects on solitary bees and queens.
  5. Calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft regulation and submit a new one lowering MRLs for acetamiprid.

Who is affected

  • The Commission, which must withdraw and resubmit the regulation.
  • Honey producers and consumers, as MRLs for acetamiprid in honey are at issue.
  • Bees and wild pollinators, potentially exposed to higher acetamiprid levels.

Figures and deadlines

  • 1 mg/kg proposed MRL for acetamiprid in honey.
  • Previous increase from 0.05 mg/kg to 0.3 mg/kg in July 2025.

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