L 15470 Official Journal of the European Union 21.6.2003 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2003/62/EC of 20 June 2003 amending Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC in respect of maximum residue levels for hexaconazole, clofentezine, myclobutanyl and prochloraz (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 4 The Community's trading partners will be consulted Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/ 2003 (3, and in particular Article 7 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/ 2003 (%, and in particular Article 10 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Directive 2002/79/EC (*) fixed maximum residue levels (MRLs) in relation to certain pesticide/food combinations. (2)  Following publication of Directive 2002/79/EC, the Commission received requests, supported by further data, to review the levels at which MRLs for certain pesticide/food combinations had been fixed by virtue of Directive 2002/79/EC. The applications and data were reviewed, and for some combinations, the data was suffi- cient to justify the fixing of an MRL above the lower limit of analytical determination. (3)  The acute and lifetime exposure of consumers to these pesticides via food products that may contain residues of these pesticides arising from their uses in plant protec- tion and, where applicable, in veterinary medicine has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with the procedures and practices used within the European Community, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation (°) and it has been calcu- lated that the maximum residue levels fixed in this Directive do not give rise to a violation of the acceptable daily intakes or the acute reference doses. OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. OJ L 122,16.5.2003, p. 1. OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37. OJ L 122,16.5.2003, p. 36. OJ L 291, 28.10.2002, p. 1. Guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues (revised), prepared by the GEMS[Food Programme in collaboration with the Codpex Committee on Pesticide Residues, published by the World Health Organisation in 1997 (WHO/FSF[FOS/97.7). () () () () () () about the levels set out in this Directive through the World Trade Organisation and their comments on these levels will be considered. (5)  The opinions of the Scientific Committee for Plants, in particular advice and recommendations concerning the protection of consumers of food products treated with pesticides and on the application of the methodology, referred to above, by the Rapporteur Member States have been taken into account (7). (6)  The measures provided for in this Directive are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Atrticle 1 The maximum levels for residues listed in the Annex to this Directive shall replace those listed in Annex II to Directive 90/ 642[EEC for the pesticides in question. Atticle 2 In part A of Annex II to Directive 86/362/EEC the following rows are replaced: Pesticide residue Maximum level in mg/kg ‘Hexaconazole 0,1 Barley and wheat 0,02 (*) Other cereals Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz | 1 Rice, oats, barley and its metabolites containing | 0,5 Triticale, wheat, rye 2,4,6- trichlorophenol moiety | 0,05 (¥) Other cereals expressed as prochloraz) (*) indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’ Article 3 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Direc- tive by 31 July 2003 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. They shall apply these measures as of 1 August 2003. () SCPJRESIJ021; SCP/RESI/024.