24.6.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 155/15 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2003/60/EC of 18 June 2003 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards the fixing of maximum levels for certain pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 76/895/EEC of 23 November 1976 relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables (), as last amended by Commission Directive 2002/79/EC (%), and in particular Article 5 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 Directive 2002/79/EC, and in particular Article 10 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on foodstuffs of animal origin (%), as last amended by Direc- tive 2002/79/EC, and in particular Article 10 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on fixing of maximum levels for pesticide resi- dues in and on certain products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables (°), as last amended by Commission Directive 2002/100/EC (%), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/ 39/EC (%), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof, Whereas: (1) The existing active substances amitrole, diquat, isopro- turon and ethofumesate, were included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC by Commission Directives 2001/21/EC (), 2002/18/EC () and 2002[37/EC ("), respectively. ) OJ L 340, 9.12.1976, p. 26. ) OJ L 291, 28.10.2002, p. 1. ) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37. ) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 43. ) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. ) OJ L 2,7.1.2003, p. 33. ) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. ) OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 30. ) OJL 69, 10.3.2001, p. 17. o (2)  The new active substances fenhexamid, acibenzolar-S- methyl, cyclanilide, pyraflufen-ethyl, iprovalicarb, prosul- furon, sulfosulfuron, cinidon-ethyl, cyhalofop butyl, famoxadone, florasulam, metalaxyl-M, picolinafen and flumioxazine were included in Annex I to Council Direc- tive 91/414/EEC by Commission Directives 2001/28/ EC (), 2001/87/EC (%), 2002/48[EC (), 2002/64/EC () and 2002/81/EC (*9). (3)  The inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of the active substances concerned was based on the assess- ment of the information submitted concerning the proposed use. Information relating to this use has been submitted by certain Member States in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC. The information available has been reviewed and is sufficient to allow certain maximum residue levels (MRLs) to be fixed. (4)  Where no Community MRL or provisional MRL exists, Member States are to establish a national provisional MRL in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/ 414[EEC before plant protection products containing these active substances may be authorised. (5)  For the active substances chlorfenapyr, fentin acetate and fentin hydroxide decisions were taken not to include them in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by Commis- sion Decision 2001/697/EC (), 2002/478[EC (*¥) and 2002/479(EC (%), respectively. These Decisions provided that plant protection products containing these active substances shall no longer be authorised for use in the Community. It is therefore necessary to add all of the pesticide residues arising from use of these plant protec- tion products to the Annexes to Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC to allow for proper surveil- lance and control of the prohibition of their uses and to protect the consumer. (6)  In order to allow legitimate expectations to be fulfilled for existing stocks of pesticides to be used, the Commis- sion non-inclusion Decisions allowed a phasing-out period, and it is appropriate that MRLs premised on the notion that use of the substance concerned is not authorised in the Community, should not apply until the end of the phasing-out period applying to that substance. L 113, 24.4.2001, p. 5. ™ 0] () OJ L 276, 19.10.2001, p. 17. () OJ L 148, 6.6.2002, p. 19. (") OJ L 189, 18.7.2002, p. 27. (%) OJ L 276, 12.10.2002, p. 28. () OJ L 249, 19.9.2001, p. 19. (%) OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 41. () O L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 43.