13.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 208/1 (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 812/2011 of 10 August 2011 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for dimethomorph, fluopicolide, mandipropamid, metrafenone, nicotine and spirotetramat 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) thereof, Whereas: (1)  For dimethomorph, fluopicolide, mandipropamid, metrafenone, nicotine and spirotetramat maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. (20 In the context of a procedure, in accordance with Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (2), for the authorisation of the use of a plant protection product containing the active substance mandipropamid on hops an application was made under Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 for modification of the existing MRL. (3)  As regards dimethomorph, such an application was made for use on strawberries and lamb’s lettuce. As regards fluopicolide, such an application was made for use on onions, tomatoes, cucurbits (edible peel), flowering brassica, head brassica, kohlrabi, lettuce and leek. (4)  In accordance with Article 6(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 an application was made for metrafenone for use on wine grapes and table grapes. () O] L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1. 0J L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. () ) The authorised use of metrafenone on wine grapes and table grapes in the United States leads to higher residues than the MRL in Annex Il to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. To avoid trade barriers for the importation of wine and table grapes, a higher MRL is necessary. Avoiding trade barriers is also in conformity with the objectives of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine (}), as stated in Article 1 of that Agreement. 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. As  regards nicotine, the Commission received information from food business operators showing the presence of nicotine in tea, herbal infusions, spices, rose hips and fresh herbs leading to higher residues than the default MRL of 0,01 mg/kg laid down in that Regulation. The European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter "the Authority", assessed for dimethomorph, fluopicolide, mandipropamid and metrafenone the applications and the evaluation reports, examining in particular the risks to the consumer and where relevant to animals and gave reasoned opinions on the proposed MRLs (*). For nicotine the Authority assessed the available monitoring data and gave a reasoned opinion on the setting of O] L 87, 24.3.2006, p. 2. EFSA scientific reports available on http:/[www.efsa.europa.eu: Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for dimethomorph, EFSA Journal 2011;9(1):1978 [29 pp.]. Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for fluopicolide, EFSA Journal 2011;9(1):1977 [39 pp-]. Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of the current MRL for mandi- propamid, EFSA Journal 2011;9(2):2013 [22 pp.]. Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for metrafenone, EFSA Journal 2011;9(1):1979 [23 pp..