(6) In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No
396/2005 those applications were evaluated by the
Member States concerned and the evaluation reports
were forwarded to the Commission.
(7) The European Food Safety Authority ("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 opinions
on the proposed MRLs (
1
). It forwarded those opinions to
the Commission and the Member States and made them
available to the public.
(8) The Authority concluded that, as regards the use of
aminopyralid on grass pasture, no modification of the
existing MRLs is required for milk, eggs, poultry and
swine products. As regards the use of chlorantraniliprole
on oilseeds and the use of pencycuron on potatoes, it
concluded that the submitted data are not sufficient to
set a new MRL. As regards the use of propamocarb on
leek, the Authority does not recommend setting the
proposed MRL since a risk for consumers cannot be
excluded. Moreover, the intended drench application is
not supported by data. The existing MRLs should
therefore remain unchanged.
(9) As regards all other applications, the Authority
concluded that all requirements with respect to data
were met and that the modifications to the MRLs
requested by the applicants were acceptable as regards
consumer safety on the basis of a consumer exposure
assessment for 27 specific European consumer groups.
It took into account the most recent information on
the toxicological properties of the substances. Neither
the lifetime exposure to those substances via
consumption of all food products that may contain
them, nor the short-term exposure due to high
consumption of the relevant crops and products
showed that there is a risk that the acceptable daily
intake (ADI) or the acute reference dose (ARfD) is
exceeded.
(10) As regards, aminopyralid the Authority proposed the
implementation of the Codex maximum residue limits
(CXLs) for food of animal origin as an alternative to
the modifications of the MRLs requested by the
applicant since the CXLs are based on the same scientific
considerations. Those CXLs are safe for consumers in the
Union and should therefore be included in Regulation
(EC) No 396/2005 as MRL.
(11) Based on the reasoned opinions of the Authority and
taking into account the factors relevant to the matter
under consideration, the appropriate modifications to
the MRLs fulfil the requirements of Article 14(2) of Regu
lation (EC) No 396/2005.
(12) Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be
amended accordingly.
(13) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
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