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Objection to an implementing act: Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate‐methyl

TA-10-2024-0006 · P10_TA(2024)0006 · PE763.090

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Parliament opposes the draft Commission regulation that would keep maximum residue levels (MRLs) for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl in imported lemons, limes, mandarins and okra. It calls on the Commission to withdraw it and submit a new one lowering all MRLs for these substances to the limit of determination.

Key points

  1. Parliament opposes adoption of the draft Commission regulation.
  2. The draft regulation is incompatible with Regulations (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 178/2002 and (EC) No 1107/2009, including its Annex II cut-off criteria.
  3. Calls on the Commission to 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 carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl to the relevant limit of determination for all uses and to refuse any requests for import tolerances.

Who is affected

  • Importers and producers of lemons, limes, mandarins and okra from third countries would face lower MRLs.
  • Union farmers would benefit from equal standards for imported products.

Figures and deadlines

  • MRLs for lemons, limes and mandarins are set at 0.7 mg/kg.
  • MRL for okra/lady's fingers is set at 1.5 mg/kg.
  • MRL for thiophanate-methyl on limes is 6 mg/kg, 600 times the limit of determination.

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