27.3.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 89/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 270/2012 of 26 March 2012 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for amidosulfuron, azoxystrobin, bentazone, bixafen, cyproconazole, fluopyram, imazapic, malathion, propiconazole and spinosad 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 ("), and in particular Article 14(1)(a) thereof, Whereas: For azoxystrobin, bentazone, bixafen, malathion and propiconazole, maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Annex II and Part B of Annex IIl to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. For amidosulfuron, cyproconazole, flusi- lazole, malathion and spinosad, MRLs were set in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. For fluopyram and imazapic, no MRLs were set before in any of the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, so the default value of 0,01 mg/kg applied. In the context of a procedure, for the authorisation of the use of a plant protection product containing the active substance azoxystrobin on seeds of mustard, poppy and gold of pleasure an application was made under Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 for modi- fication of the existing MRLs. As regards bentazone, such an application was made for legume vegetables and fresh herbs. As regards bixafen, such an application was made for rape seed, linseed, mustard seed and poppy seed. As regards amidosulfuron, such an application was made for bovine fat, kidney, liver and milk, taking into account existing uses on cereals and grass fed to ruminants. As regards cypro- coconazole, such an application was made for rape seed. As regards fluopyram, such an application was made for pome fruit, strawberry, grapes, carrots, onion () O] L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1. bulb, spring onions, tomatoes, sweet corn, cucurbits, flowering brassica, Brussels sprouts, head cabbage, Chinese cabbage, lamb’s lettuce, lettuce, cress, land cress, rucola, red mustard, leaves and sprouts of brassica, globe artichokes, leek, peaches, peppers, peas and peas with and without pods, rape seed, wheat and animal products, taking into account uses on animal feed crops fed to domestic food producing animals. On root and tuber vegetables, bulb, brassica, fruiting vegetables, leafy vegetables and herbs that substance may also be present due to treatment of previous crops. Therefore, an application was made to raise the MRLs also for these crops. As regards propiconazole, such an appli- cation was made for rice. As regards spinosad, such an application was made for blackberries, raspberries, bananas, radishes and parsley. In accordance with Article 6(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 an application was made for flusi- lazole for tea. The applicant claims that authorised use of flusilazole on tea in Indonesia leads to residues exceeding the MRL in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and that a higher MRL is necessaryto avoid trade barriers for the importation of tea. As regards imazapic, such an application was made to raise the current MRLs for sugar cane from Central and South America (Costa Rica, Brazil, Guatemala). As regards fluopyram, such an application was made to raise the current MRLs for citrus, tree nuts, apple, stone fruits, strawberries, cane fruit, blueberries, bananas, potato, radish, garlic, onions, shallots, peppers, aubergines, okra, sweet corn, scarole, herbs, legume vegetables, pulses, oilseeds, cereals, hops, spices, and sugar beet from the United States. As regards malathion, such an application was made to raise the current MRL for camomille from Egypt. In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, these applications were evaluated by the Member States concerned and the evaluation reports were forwarded to the Commission. The European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter "the Authority", assessed the applications and the evaluation reports, examining in particular the risks to the consumer and where relevant to animals and gave reasoned