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#32026R0752Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/752 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as regards maximum residue levels for Allium fistulosum processed, lysate of Willaertia magna, magnesium hydroxide E528, Onobrychis viciifolia dried pellets and Vitis vinifera L. seed extract

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This regulation adds five substances — processed Allium fistulosum, lysate of Willaertia magna, magnesium hydroxide E528, dried pellets of Onobrychis viciifolia (sainfoin), and Vitis vinifera L. seed extract — to Annex IV of the EU pesticide MRL Regulation. These substances, previously subject to the default 0.01 mg/kg MRL, are now explicitly exempted from any maximum residue limits. The Commission determined that their approved uses as basic or low-risk substances under Regulation 1107/2009 do not lead to residues posing consumer risk. Lysate of Willaertia magna was assessed by EFSA as having no hazardous properties, making toxicological reference values unnecessary.

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Key Changes

  • Adds processed Allium fistulosum to Annex IV, exempting it from MRLs (default 0.01 mg/kg removed)
  • Includes lysate of Willaertia magna in Annex IV following low-risk approval and EFSA non-hazard conclusion in 2025
  • Exempts magnesium hydroxide E528 from residue limits after basic substance approval on 13 March 2024

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Add five substances to Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005: processed Allium fistulosum, lysate of Willaertia magna, magnesium hydroxide E528, Onobrychis viciifolia dried pellets, and Vitis vinifera L. seed extract

EU Member States competent authorities, food safety regulatory bodies
operational
high

Recognize that the five listed substances are now exempt from maximum residue level (MRL) requirements and no longer subject to the default 0.01 mg/kg MRL under Article 18(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

Food producers, pesticide manufacturers, residue testing laboratories, food safety authorities
operational
high

Implement this regulation effective on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union

All EU Member States
operational
medium

Cease application of the default 0.01 mg/kg MRL to processed Allium fistulosum, as it is now listed in Annex IV following Commission approval as a basic substance under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

Food competent authorities, residue monitoring programs
prohibition
medium

Cease application of the default 0.01 mg/kg MRL to lysate of Willaertia magna, as it is now listed in Annex IV following Commission approval as a low-risk active substance with no hazardous properties

Food competent authorities, residue monitoring programs
prohibition

Affected Parties

Farmers and agricultural producersFood and feed manufacturers+3 more…

Tags

pesticide residues,MRL exemption,basic substances