Ministerial Joint Decree No. 97252 amending Annex II to Ministerial Decree No. 352654/95 as regards the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, in compliance with Commission Directive 98/82/EC.

In implementation of Commission Directive 98/82/EC relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, Annex II to Ministerial Decree No. 352654/95 is hereby amended. More specifically, the lists of maximum residue levels for certain entries (chlorothalonil, chlorpyriphos, chlorpyriphos-methyl, cypermethrin and others) and the maximum levels specifically fixed for tea are replaced by the lists set out in Table I to this Decree. Also, the maximum residue levels set out in Table II to this Directive are fixed on a temporary basis for acephate, methamidophos and vinclozolin, in advance of the adoption for all agricultural products of reviewed maximum residue levels for these three pesticides on the basis of the evaluation works on these active substances under the provisions of article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, and before 30 April 2001 at the latest, for acephate and methamidophos and before 31 December 1999 at the latest for vinclozolin.