L 324[24 Official Journal of the European Union 11.12.2003 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2003/1 13/EC of 3 December 2003 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 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, (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 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European proposed use. Information relating to this use has been Community, 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 Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July certain maximunm residue levels (MRL) to be fixed 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals (!), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/62/EC (3, and in particular Article 10 thereof, (4)  Where no Community MRL or provisional MRL exists, Member States are to establish a national provisional Having regard to Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July MRL in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/ 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in 414[EEC before plant protection products containing and on foodstuffs of animal origin (), as last amended by these active substances may be authorised. Commission Directive 2003/60/EC (%), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 (5)  With respect to the.inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/ November 1990 on fixing of maximum levels for pesticide resi- 414/ E,EC of the ,aCUY? substanges concern.ed, Fhe r.elated dues in and on certain products of plant origin including fruit technical and sc1.en.t1f1c eva.luatlons were finalised in the and vegetables (°), as last amended by Commission Directive form of Commission review reports. The assessment 2003/69/EC (%, and in particular Article 7 thereof, reports for the sub.stances mentioned were fma!lsed. on the dates as mentioned in the Commission Directives cited under (1) and (2). These reports fixed the Accep- table Daily Intake (ADI) and if necessary, the Acute Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July Reference Dose (ARfD) for the substances concerned. 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on The exposure of consumers of food products treated the market ('), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/ with the active substance concerned has been assessed 84/EC (), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof, and evaluated in accordance with Community proce- dures. Account has also been taken of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation (*!) and the Whereas: opinion of the Scientific Committee for Plants (*) on the methodology employed. It is concluded that MRLs proposed will not lead to those ADIs or ARfD being (1)  The existing active substances 2,4-DB linuron and pendi- exceeded. methalin, were included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC by Commission Directive 2003/31/EC (). (6) In order to ensure that the consumer is adequately ) The new active substances imazamox, oxasulfuron, ethoxysulfuron, foramsulfuron, oxadiargyl and cyazo- famid were included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/ 414[EEC by Commission Directive, 2003/23/EC (*9). protected from exposure to residues resulting from unauthorised uses of plant protection products, provi- sional MRLs should be set for the relevant product/pesti- cide combinations at the lower limit of analytical determination. (") Guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues ) O] ) OJ ) O] ) O] ) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. ) O] ) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. re ) OJ L 247, 30.9.2003, p. 20. ) OJ L 101, 23.4.2003, p. 3. 0 comm/food|fs/sc/index_en.html). (revised), prepared by the GEMS[Food Programme in collaboration L 155, 24.6.2003, p. 15. with the Codgx Committee on Pesticide Residues, published by the World Health Organisation 1997 (WHO/FSF[FOS/97.7). (*») Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Plants regarding questions ﬂlting to amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/ EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC (Opinion expressed by the Scientific Committee on Plants, 14 July 1998) (http://europa.eu.int/