30.1.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 27/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 79/2014 of 29 January 2014 amending Annexes II, IIl and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bifenazate, chlorpropham, esfenvalerate, fludioxonil and thiobencarb in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414[EEC (1), and in particular Article 14(1)(a), Article 18(1)(b) and Article 49(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) For bifenazate, chlorpropham and esfenvalerate, maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Annex II and Part B of Annex Il to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. For fludioxonil and thiobencarb, MRLs were set in Part A of Annex III to that Regulation. (2)  For bifenazate, the European Food Safety Authority, here- inafter ‘the Authority’, submitted a reasoned opinion on the existing MRLs in accordance with Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 in conjunction with Article 12(1) thereof (3). It proposed to change the residue definition. As regards citrus fruit, stone fruit, grapes, hops, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, melons, watermelons, currants (red, black and white), blackberries and raspberries, after submitting the opinion referred to in the first sentence, the Authority submitted further opinions concerning the MRLs () (¥). It is appropriate to take those opinions into account. The () OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1. (%) European Food Safety Authority; Review of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for bifenazate according to Article 12 of Regu- lation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2011; 9(10):2420. [35 pp.]. Authority recommended, for certain products, raising or keeping the existing MRLs or setting MRLs at the level identified by it. It concluded that concerning the MRLs for pome fruit, aubergines (egg plants), beans (fresh, without pods), peas (fresh, without pods) and lentils (fresh) some information was not available and that further consideration by risk managers was required. As there is no risk for consumers, MRLs for those products should be set in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 at the existing level or the level identified by the Authority. Those MRLs will be reviewed; the review will take into account the information available within two years from the publication of this Regulation. For chlorpropham, the Authority submitted a reasoned opinion on the existing MRLs in accordance with Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 in conjunction with Article 12(1) thereof (°). It proposed to change the residue definition. It recommended lowering the MRLs for cattle milk, sheep milk and goat milk. It concluded that concerning the MRLs for potatoes, celeriac, onions, shallots, lettuce, scarole, rocket, rucola, spinach, witloof, cardoons, celery, fennel, herbal infusions (dried flowers), spices (fruits and berries), chicory roots, poultry meat, poultry fat, poultry liver and bird’s eggs some information was not available and that further consideration by risk managers was required. As there is no risk for consumers, MRLs for those products should be set in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 at the existing level or the level identified by the Authority. Those MRLs will be reviewed; the review will take into account the information available within two years from the publication of this Regulation. For other products the Authority recommended keeping the existing MRLs. For esfenvalerate, the Authority submitted a reasoned opinion on the existing MRLs in accordance with Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 in conjunction with Article 12(1) thereof (¢). It proposed to change the residue definition. It recommended lowering the MRLs for head cabbage, linseed, rape seed, mustard seed, gold of pleasure, sugar beet (root), swine (*) European Food Safety Authority; Review of the existing maximum (*) European Food Safety Authority; Modification of the existing MRLs residue levels (MRLs) for chlorpropham according to Article 12 of for bifenazate in citrus fruit, pome fruit, stone fruit, grapes, hops, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2012; 10(2):2584. [53 strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, melons and water- pp-l- melons. EFSA Journal 2012; 10(10):2920. [45 pp.]. (°) European Food Safety Authority; Review of the existing maximum (*) European Food Safety Authority; Modification of the existing MRLs residue levels (MRLs) for esfenvalerate according to Article 12 of for bifenazate in currants (red, black and white), blackberries and Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2011; 9(11):2432. raspberries. EFSA Journal 2012; 10(2):2577 [24 pp.]. [74 pp.].