Législation
Mises à jour
de la législation européenne
Voici quelques règlements et directives clés sur les pesticides et les contaminants dans les denrées alimentaires et les aliments pour animaux :
Pesticides:
- Limites maximales de résidus dans les denrées alimentaires et les aliments pour animaux : Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 et EU Pesticide Database
- Mise sur le marché de produits phytopharmaceutiques : Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Contaminants:
- Limites maximales dans les denrées alimentaires : Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915
- Echantillonnage et analyse des mycotoxines dans les denrées alimentaires : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2782
- Echantillonnage et analyse des toxines végétales dans les denrées alimentaires : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2783
Feed:
- Substances indésirables dans les aliments pour animaux : Directive 2002/32/EC
Organic:
- Production biologique et étiquetage des produits biologiques : Regulation (EU) 2018/848
Babyfood:
- Préparations pour nourrisson et préparations de suite : Commission Directive 2006/141/EC
- Denrées alimentaires destinées aux nourrissons et aux enfants en bas âge : Regulation (EU) No 609/2013
Voici quelques règlements hors d'Europe :
Australia : FSANZ Food Standards Code - MRLs are listed in Chapter 1, Standard 1.4.2.
Brazil : ANVISA website - The Brazilian food safety agency (ANVISA) publishes “Monografias de Agrotoxicos” (PDF) that include MRLs. The site is in Portuguese.
Canada : PMRA website - Health Canada (PMRA) published a consolidated list of MRLs (Excel or PDF) and of MRLs that have been recently established (EMRLs) or proposed (PMRLs).
Codex : FAO – Codex MRL website - A database of MRLs adopted by Codex. Can be searched by pesticide or commodity
Colombia : ICA - INVIMA - ICA for fresh food and INVIMA for processed food
European Union : EU Pesticides database - A database of EU MRLs (Reg 396/2005 – as updated) and pesticide authorisation status (Dir 91/414/EEC). Can be searched by pesticide or crop. Includes links to EC MRL legislation.
Hong Kong : CFS website - Hong Kong currently recognises Codex MRLs. A new regulatory framework for MRLs is under development.
India : FSSAI website - MRLs are listed in the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011, and amendments.
Israel : MARD (PPIS) Data Bank - “Search” links to the Pesticide Residues database.
Japan : FFCR website - A database of MRLs, searchable by pesticide and crop. Also provides links to legislation on the Positive List system.
Korea : KFDA MRL database - A pesticide residues database of Korean and relevant Codex MRLs, searchable by pesticide and crop.
Malaysia : MOH FSIM website - MRLs are listed in Schedule 16 of the Food Regulations 1985 (Part VIII).
New Zealand : MPI Food Standards - NZ MRL Food Standards, consolidated annually with supplements published at 3-4 month intervals
Singapore : AVA Legislation webpage - MRLs are listed in the PDF file 'Food Regulations', which can be found by searching for 'Food Regulations'
South Africa : DoH Food legislation webpage - Link to Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act and associated Regulations (See Section 12).
Switzerland : Swiss MRL legislation - MRLs (consolidated) listed in Annex I of Ordinance 817.021.23.
Taiwan : FDA Food legislation webpage - See Food Sanitation Standards (Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods).
Thailand : ACFS Commodity and Food Standards webpage - MRLs listed under ‘TAS 9002’ and ‘TAS 9003’ General Standards.
Also see ACFS MRL Database (in Thai)
USA : GPO Access e-CFR - Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) Part 40, Section 180
Voici les dernières publications pertinentes au Journal officiel européen, disponibles jusqu'à trois mois après leur date d'application:
MRL update
| Call to action | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/1339 | 18 juin 2026 | correcting Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fenpyrazamine | 21 juin 2026 | En savoir plus |
| 2026/147 | 23 janv. 2026 | Maximum residue levels for benfluralin, benthiavalicarb and penflufen | 12 août 2026 | En savoir plus |
| 2026/215 | 30 janv. 2026 | Maximum residue levels for dimoxystrobin, ethephon and propamocarb | 19 août 2026 | En savoir plus |
| 2026/1314 | 6 avr. 2027 | maximum residue levels for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, chlormequat, metribuzin, metribuzin-desamino-diketo (metribuzin-DADK), terbuthylazine and triclopyr | 6 janv. 2027 | En savoir plus |
Approval active substances
| Call to action | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/1154 | 29 mai 2026 | deletion of methoxyfenozide, penthiopyrad and terpenoid blend QRD 460 from the list of active substances approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 | 18 juin 2026 | En savoir plus |
| 2026/1353 | 16 juin 2026 | conditions of approval of the active substance metalaxyl-M | 6 juil. 2026 | En savoir plus |
| 2026/1421 | 1 juil. 2026 | Extension of the approval periods of the active substances bensulfuron, benzovindiflupyr, chlorotoluron, clethodim, cycloxydim, cymoxanil, dazomet, deltamethrin, diclofop, fenazaquin, fluopicolide, hymexazol, lambda-cyhalothrin, MCPA, MCPB, metaldehyde, metsulfuron-methyl, paclobutrazol and tebuconazole | 21 juil. 2026 | En savoir plus |
| 2026/1968 | 8 sept. 2026 | Renewing the approval of the active substance phosphine | 1 oct. 2026 | En savoir plus |
| 2026/1976 | 9 sept. 2026 | Verlenging van de goedkeuring van de werkzame stof pyraclostrobine | 1 oct. 2026 | En savoir plus |
ML update
| Call to action | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/1825 | 30 juil. 2026 | Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1825 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/915 as regards maximum levels of 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD), 3-MCPD fatty acid esters and glycidyl fatty acid esters in certain foods | 1 janv. 2027 | En savoir plus |
| 2026/1801 | 28 juil. 2026 | Commission Recommendation (EU) 2026/1801 of 24 July 2026 on the presence of deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, ochratoxin A, T-2 and HT-2 toxins and fumonisins in feed | 1 juil. 2027 | En savoir plus |
| 2026/1890 | 30 juil. 2026 | Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1890 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/915 as regards maximum levels of the sum of furan, 2-methylfuran and 3-methylfuran in processed cereal-based food for infants and young children and in baby food | 1 janv. 2028 | En savoir plus |
Other
| Call to action | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/1206 | 10 juin 2026 | Temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries | 30 juin 2026 | En savoir plus |
| 2026/765 | 7 avr. 2026 | Methods of sampling and analysis, and on the interpretation of results for the official control of pesticide residues | 1 janv. 2027 | En savoir plus |