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
Modified by
  • Council Directive 93/57/EECof 29 June 1993amending the Annexes to Directives 86/362/EEC and 86/363/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and foodstuffs of animal origin respectively, 31993L0057, August 23, 1993
  • Council Directive 94/29/ECof 23 June 1994amending the Annexes to Directives 86/362/EEC and 86/363/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and foodstuffs of animal origin respectively, 31994L0029, July 23, 1994
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded(94/C 241/08)Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 11994N31995D0001, August 29, 1994
  • Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 31995D0001, January 1, 1995
  • Council Directive 95/39/ECof 17 July 1995amending the Annexes to Directives 86/362/EEC and 86/363/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and foodstuffs of animal originCorrigendum to Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 1995 amending the Annexes to Directives 86/362/EEC and 86/363/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and foodstuffs of animal origin(Official Journal of the European Communities No L 197 of 22 August 1995), 31995L003931995L0039R(01), August 22, 1995
  • Council Directive 96/33/ECof 21 May 1996amending the Annexes to Directives 86/362/EEC and 86/363/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and foodstuffs of animal origin respectively, 31996L0033, June 18, 1996
  • Council Directive 97/41/ECof 25 June 1997amending Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on, respectively, fruit and vegetables, cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin, and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, 31997L0041, July 12, 1997
  • Commission Directive 97/71/ECof 15 December 1997amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively(Text with EEA relevance), 31997L0071, December 18, 1997
  • Commission Directive 98/82/ECof 27 October 1998amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively(Text with EEA relevance), 31998L0082, October 29, 1998
  • Commission Directive 1999/71/ECof 14 July 1999amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively(Text with EEA relevance), 31999L0071, July 27, 1999
  • Commission Directive 2000/24/ECof 28 April 2000amending the Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively, 32000L0024, May 4, 2000
  • Commission Directive 2000/42/ECof 22 June 2000amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively(Text with EEA relevance)Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively(Official Journal of the European Communities L 158 of 30 June 2000), 32000L004232000L0042R(01), June 30, 2000
  • Commission Directive 2000/58/ECof 22 September 2000amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively(Text with EEA relevance), 32000L0058, September 29, 2000
  • Commission Directive 2000/81/ECof 18 December 2000amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, respectively(Text with EEA relevance), 32000L0081, December 22, 2000
  • Commission Directive 2000/82/ECof 20 December 2000amending the Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables, cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively(Text with EEA relevance), 32000L0082, January 6, 2001
  • Commission Directive 2001/39/ECof 23 May 2001amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively, 32001L0039, June 1, 2001
  • Commission Directive 2001/57/ECof 25 July 2001amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively(Text with EEA relevance), 32001L0057, August 1, 2001
  • Commission Directive 2002/23/ECof 26 February 2002amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively, 32002L0023, March 7, 2002
  • Commission Directive 2002/42/ECof 17 May 2002amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues (bentazone and pyridate) in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables(Text with EEA relevance)Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 2002amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues (bentazone and pyridate) in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables(Official Journal of the European Communities L 134 of 22 May 2002), 32002L004232002L0042R(02), May 22, 2002
  • Commission Directive 2002/66/ECof 16 July 2002amending 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 pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables, cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively(Text with EEA relevance), 32002L0066, July 20, 2002
  • Commission Directive 2002/71/ECof 19 August 2002amending 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 pesticide residues (formothion, dimethoate and oxydemeton-methyl) in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables(Text with EEA relevance), 32002L0071, August 22, 2002
  • Commission Directive 2002/79/ECof 2 October 2002amending 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), 32002L0079, October 28, 2002
  • Commission Directive 2002/97/ECof 16 December 2002amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues (2,4-D, triasulfuron and thifensulfuron methyl) in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables(Text with EEA relevance), 32002L0097, December 18, 2002
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003of 14 April 2003adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (unanimity), 32003R0807, May 16, 2003
  • Commission Directive 2003/60/ECof 18 June 2003amending 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), 32003L0060, June 24, 2003
  • Commission Directive 2003/113/ECof 3 December 2003amending 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), 32003L0113, December 11, 2003
  • Commission Directive 2003/118/ECof 5 December 2003amending the Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for acephate, 2,4-D and parathion-methyl(Text with EEA relevance), 32003L0118, December 16, 2003
  • Commission Directive 2004/2/ECof 9 January 2004amending Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for fenamiphos(Text with EEA relevance), 32004L0002, January 21, 2004
  • Commission Directive 2004/61/ECof 26 April 2004amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for certain pesticides prohibited for use in the European Community(Text with EEA relevance), 32004L0061, April 29, 2004
  • Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 23 February 2005on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC(Text with EEA relevance), 32005R0396, March 16, 2005
  • Commission Directive 2005/46/ECof 8 July 2005amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for amitraz(Text with EEA relevance), 32005L0046, July 9, 2005
  • Commission Directive 2005/48/ECof 23 August 2005amending Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for certain pesticides in and on cereals and certain products of animal and plant origin(Text with EEA relevance), 32005L0048, August 24, 2005
  • Commission Directive 2005/70/ECof 20 October 2005amending Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for certain pesticides in and on cereals and certain products of animal and plant origin(Text with EEA relevance), 32005L0070, October 21, 2005
  • Commission Directive 2006/30/ECof 13 March 2006amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for the benomyl group(Text with EEA relevance), 32006L0030, March 14, 2006
  • Commission Directive 2006/59/ECof 28 June 2006amending Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for carbaryl, deltamethrin, endosulfan, fenithrothion, methidathion and oxamyl(Text with EEA relevance), 32006L0059, June 29, 2006
  • Commission Directive 2006/61/ECof 7 July 2006amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for atrazine, azinphos-ethyl, cyfluthrin, ethephon, fenthion, methamidophos, methomyl, paraquat and triazophos(Text with EEA relevance), 32006L0061, July 27, 2006
  • Commission Directive 2006/62/ECof 12 July 2006amending the Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for desmedipham, phenmedipham and chlorfenvinphos(Text with EEA relevance), 32006L0062, July 27, 2006
  • Commission Directive 2007/11/ECof 21 February 2007amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for acetamiprid, thiacloprid, imazosulfuron, methoxyfenozide, S-metholachlor, milbemectin and tribenuron(Text with EEA relevance), 32007L0011, March 1, 2007
  • Commission Directive 2007/27/ECof 15 May 2007amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for etoxazole, indoxacarb, mesosulfuron, 1-methylcyclopropene, MCPA and MCPB, tolylfluanid and triticonazole(Text with EEA relevance), 32007L0027, May 16, 2007
  • Commission Directive 2007/28/ECof 25 May 2007amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin, chlorfenapyr, folpet, iprodione, lambda-cyhalothrin, maleic hydrazide, metalaxyl-M and trifloxystrobin(Text with EEA relevance), 32007L0028, May 26, 2007
  • Commission Directive 2007/55/ECof 17 September 2007amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for azinphos-methyl(Text with EEA relevance), 32007L0055, September 18, 2007
  • Commission Directive 2007/56/ECof 17 September 2007amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil, deltamethrin, hexachlorobenzene, ioxynil, oxamyl and quinoxyfen(Text with EEA relevance), 32007L0056, September 18, 2007
  • Commission Directive 2007/57/ECof 17 September 2007amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for dithiocarbamates(Text with EEA relevance), 32007L0057, September 18, 2007
  • Commission Directive 2008/17/ECof 19 February 2008amending certain Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for acephate, acetamiprid, acibenzolar-S-methyl, aldrin, benalaxyl, benomyl, carbendazim, chlormequat, chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos, clofentezine, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, cyromazine, dieldrin, dimethoate, dithiocarbamates, esfenvalerate, famoxadone, fenhexamid, fenitrothion, fenvalerate, glyphosate, indoxacarb, lambda-cyhalothrin, mepanipyrim, metalaxyl-M, methidathion, methoxyfenozide, pymetrozine, pyraclostrobin pyrimethanil, spiroxamine, thiacloprid, thiophanate-methyl and trifloxystrobin(Text with EEA relevance), 32008L0017, February 23, 2008
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 1995 amending the Annexes to Directives 86/362/EEC and 86/363/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and foodstuffs of animal origin, 31995L0039R(01), July 3, 1996
  • Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively, 32000L0042R(01), October 17, 2000
  • Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 2002amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues (bentazone and pyridate) in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, 32002L0042R(02), October 22, 2003
Council Directiveof 24 July 1986on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on foodstuffs of animal origin(86/363/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 56, 6.3.1980, p. 14.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 28, 9.2.1981, p. 64.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 300, 18.11.1980, p. 29.,Whereas crop and animal production play a very important role in the Community;Whereas the yield from that production is continually affected by harmful organisms and weeds;Whereas it is absolutely essential to protect plants, plant products and livestock against these organisms, not only to prevent a reduction in yield but also to increase agricultural productivity;Whereas one of the most important methods of protecting plants, plant products and livestock from the effects of these harmful organisms is the use of chemical pesticides;Whereas, however, these pesticides do not have only a favourable effect on plant and animal production, since they are generally toxic substances or preparations with dangerous side-effects;Whereas a large number of these pesticides and of their metabolites or breakdown products may have harmful effects on consumers of plant and animal products;Whereas these pesticides and the contaminants which may accompany them can present dangers for the environment and indirectly affect humans through animal products;Whereas, in order to deal with these dangers, several Member States have already fixed maximum levels for certain pesticide residues in and on foodstuffs of animal origin;Whereas the differences which exist between Member States with regard to the maximum permissible levels for pesticide residues can help to create barriers to trade and thus hinder the free movement of goods within the Community;Whereas, for this reason, in an initial stage, maximum levels should be fixed for certain organochlorine compounds in meat and meat products and milk and milk products, which must be observed when these products are put into circulation;Whereas, moreover, observance of the maximum levels will ensure that the goods can circulate freely and that the health of consumers is properly protected;Whereas at the same time the Member States should be enabled to authorize the monitoring of levels of pesticide residues in foodstuffs of animal origin produced and consumed in their territory by a monitoring system and related measures so as to provide safeguards equivalent to those resulting from the levels laid down;Whereas it is normally sufficient to apply check sampling to fresh milk or frozen cream at the dairy or when it is put on sale to the final consumer; whereas, however, Member States should be authorized also to apply check sampling to fresh milk and fresh cream at an earlier stage;Whereas it is not necessary to apply this Directive to products intended for export to third countries;Whereas Member States should be allowed to reduce temporarily the levels laid down if they unexpectedly prove to be dangerous to human or animal health;Whereas it is appropriate in that case to establish close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on Plant Health;Whereas, in order to guarantee compliance with this Directive when the foodstuffs in question are put into circulation, the Member States must provide for suitable control measures;Whereas Community methods of sampling and analysis should be established to be used at least as reference methods;Whereas methods of sampling and analysis are technical and scientific matters, which should be determined by means of a procedure involving close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on Plant Health;Whereas Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meatOJ No 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85OJ No L 362, 31.12.1985, p. 8., Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countriesOJ No L 302, 21.12.1972, p. 28., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85, and Council Directive 85/397/EEC of 5 August 1985 on health and animal-health problems affecting intra-Community trade in heat-treated milkOJ No L 226, 24.8.1985, p. 12., as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85, provide for the fixing of permitted limits for pesticides with regard respectively to fresh meat sent from one Member State to another, fresh meat imported from third countries and heat-treated milk sent from one Member State to another, and for the laying down of the required methods of analysis; and whereas maximum residue levels laid down in this Directive should also apply for the purposes of those three Directives;Whereas it is appropriate that Member States make an annual report to the Commission on the results of their control measures so as to enable information concerning levels of pesticide residues to be collected for the Community as a whole;Whereas the Council should review this Directive before 30 June 1991 with the aim of attaining a uniform Community system,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
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