Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/840 of 15 April 2026 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for copper compounds in or on certain products
Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/840 of 15 April 2026 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for copper compounds in or on certain products
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), point (a)thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For copper compounds, maximum residue levels (‘MRLs’) were set in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
(2) The group of copper compounds consists of Bordeaux mixture, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, copper oxide and tribasic copper sulphate, and is approved in the Union as active substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2).
(3) In 2018, the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) submitted a reasoned opinion on the review of the existing MRLs for copper compounds(3) in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
(4) In 2023, the Authority published a scientific opinion on the re-evaluation of the existing Health-Based Guidance Values for copper and exposure assessment from all sources(4). The Authority established that there are no health risks below the copper retention threshold of an intake of 0,07 mg/kg body weight per day for the adult population and concluded that the current copper exposure presents no health risk for the population, including for children. It also concluded that plant protection products were not a major contributor to exposure to copper for the population.
(5) In 2025, the Authority published a statement updating the review of the existing MRLs for copper compounds(5) in light of its scientific opinion on the re-evaluation of the Health-Based Guidance Values and exposure assessment from all sources. Due to copper being ubiquitous in the environment, the Authority considered data from residue trials supporting uses authorised in the Union as well as monitoring data, in order to derive appropriate MRLs.
(6) The Authority concluded that the current MRLs for copper compounds in or on cashew nuts, coconuts, blackberries, dewberries, raspberries, dates, table olives, kumquats, carambolas, jambuls, cucumbers, gherkins, courgettes, celeries, Florence fennels, rhubarbs, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, cotton seeds, safflower seeds, borage seeds, gold of pleasure seeds, castor beans, olives for oil production, maize/corn, herbal infusions from strawberry leaves, sugar beet roots, bovine muscle, bovine fat, sheep muscle, sheep fat, goat fat, equine muscle, equine fat, poultry muscle, and fat of other farmed terrestrial animals reflect the current levels of copper in those products and pose no risk to consumers. They should therefore be maintained. The MRLs for these products should therefore remain at the existing levels and be included in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
(7) The Authority further concluded that the current MRLs for copper compounds in or on almonds, Brazil nuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts/cobnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nut kernels, pistachios, walnuts, apples, pears, quinces, medlars, loquats/Japanese medlars, cherries, peaches, table grapes, wine grapes, strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, currants, gooseberries, rose hips, mulberries, azaroles/Mediterranean medlars, elderberries, kiwi fruits, potatoes, horseradishes, spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions, tomatoes, sweet peppers/bell peppers, aubergines/eggplants, melons, pumpkins, watermelons, Chinese cabbages/pe-tsai, kales, lamb’s lettuces/corn salads, lettuces, escaroles/broad-leaved endives, cresses and other sprouts and shoots, land cresses, roman rocket/rucola, red mustards, baby leaf crops, spinaches, purslanes, chards/beet leaves, grape leaves, watercresses, herbs and edible flowers, globe artichokes, leeks, buckwheat, sorghum, hops, swine liver, bovine liver, sheep liver, goat muscle, goat liver, liver of other farmed terrestrial animals, honey, and products from wild terrestrial animals should be raised to reflect the current levels of copper in those products. It is appropriate to set the MRLs for these products at the levels identified by the Authority in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, which pose no risk to consumers.
(8) The Authority also concluded that the current MRLs for copper compounds in or on ‘citrus fruits’, apricots, plums, figs, kaki/Japanese persimmons, litchis/lychees, passionfruits/maracujas, prickly pears/cactus fruits, star apples/cainitos, American persimmons/Virginia kaki, avocados, bananas, mangoes, papayas, granate apples/pomegranates, cherimoyas, guavas, pineapples, breadfruits, durians, soursops/guanabanas, cassava roots/manioc, sweet potatoes, yams, arrowroots, beetroots, carrots, celeriacs/turnip rooted celeries, Jerusalem artichokes, parsnips, parsley roots/Hamburg roots parsley, radishes, salsifies, swedes/rutabagas, turnips, garlic, onions, shallots, okra/lady’s fingers, sweet corn, broccoli, cauliflowers, Brussels sprouts, head cabbages, kohlrabies, witloofs/Belgian endives, beans (with pods), beans (without pods), peas (with pods), peas (without pods), lentils, asparagus, cardoons, bamboo shoots, palm hearts, cultivated fungi, wild fungi, mosses and lichens, algae and prokaryotes organisms, beans (dry), lentils (dry), peas (dry), lupins/lupini beans, linseeds, peanuts/groundnuts, sunflower seeds, rapeseeds/canola seeds, soyabeans, mustard seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, oil palm kernel, oil palm fruits, kapok, barley, common millet/proso millet, oat, rice, rye, wheat, teas, coffee beans, ‘herbal infusions from flowers’, herbal infusions from rooibos, herbal infusions from mate/maté, ‘herbal infusions from roots’, herbal infusions from any other parts of the plant, cocoa beans, carob’s/Saint John’s breads, ‘spices’, sugar canes, chicory roots, swine muscle, swine fat, swine kidney, swine edible offals, bovine kidney, bovine edible offals, sheep kidney, sheep edible offals, goat kidney, goat edible offals, equine kidney, equine liver, equine edible offals, poultry fat, poultry kidney, poultry edible offals, muscle of other farmed terrestrial animals, kidney of other farmed terrestrial animals, edible offals of other farmed terrestrial animals, ‘milks’, and ‘bird eggs’, while they pose no risk to consumers, should be lowered to reflect the current levels of copper in those products with a view to setting MRLs at levels as low as reasonably achievable. However, several Member States and stakeholders raised concerns that the levels proposed by the Authority were too low and did not reflect adequately the current levels of copper in those products. They requested additional time to submit the relevant monitoring data. Since the Authority concluded that the current copper exposure presents no health risk for the population, these MRLs should be maintained at their current levels and set in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, allowing Member States and stakeholders additional time to submit monitoring data. The MRLs for these products will be reviewed. That review should take into account the information available by 30 June 2028 submitted via the chemical monitoring data collection exercises conducted on a yearly basis by the Authority(6).
(9) Additionally, since some information on the analytical methods for products of plant origin with high-oil content, dry products of plant origin, tea, coffee beans, cocoa beans, carobs, hops, herbal infusions, ‘spices’, and for products of animal origin, and information on the residue trials for kiwi fruits, cucurbits with inedible peel, watercress and hops was not available, the MRLs set out in this Regulation for these products should be reviewed. That review should take into account the information available by 30 June 2028.
(10) The Authority proposed to change the residue definition to ‘total copper’. The Commission considers this new residue definition to be appropriate.
(11) The Commission consulted the European Union reference laboratories for residues of pesticides as regards the need to adapt certain LODs. Those laboratories proposed product specific LODs that are analytically achievable.
(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 Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 April 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula von der Leyen
ANNEX
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended as follows:
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in Annex II, the following column is added:
‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)
Code number
Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply(2)
Total copper
(1)
(2)
(3)
0100000
FRUITS, FRESH or FROZEN; TREE NUTS
0110000
Citrus fruits
20 (+)
0110010
Grapefruits
(+)
0110020
Oranges
(+)
0110030
Lemons
(+)
0110040
Limes
(+)
0110050
Mandarins
(+)
0110990
Others (2)
(+)
0120000
Tree nuts
(+)
0120010
Almonds
40(+)
0120020
Brazil nuts
40(+)
0120030
Cashew nuts
30 (+)
0120040
Chestnuts
40(+)
0120050
Coconuts
30 (+)
0120060
Hazelnuts/cobnuts
40(+)
0120070
Macadamias
40(+)
0120080
Pecans
40(+)
0120090
Pine nut kernels
40(+)
0120100
Pistachios
40(+)
0120110
Walnuts
40(+)
0120990
Others (2)
30 (+)
0130000
Pome fruits
6
0130010
Apples
0130020
Pears
0130030
Quinces
0130040
Medlars
0130050
Loquats/Japanese medlars
0130990
Others (2)
0140000
Stone fruits
0140010
Apricots
5 (+)
0140020
Cherries (sweet)
10
0140030
Peaches
8
0140040
Plums
5 (+)
0140990
Others (2)
5 (+)
0150000
Berries and small fruits
0151000
-
grapes
100
0151010
Table grapes
0151020
Wine grapes
0152000
-
strawberries
15
0153000
-
cane fruits
5 (*)
0153010
Blackberries
0153020
Dewberries
0153030
Raspberries (red and yellow)
0153990
Others (2)
0154000
-
other small fruits and berries
15
0154010
Blueberries
0154020
Cranberries
0154030
Currants (black, red and white)
0154040
Gooseberries (green, red and yellow)
0154050
Rose hips
0154060
Mulberries (black and white)
0154070
Azaroles/Mediterranean medlars
0154080
Elderberries
0154990
Others (2)
0160000
Miscellaneous fruits with
0161000
-
edible peel
0161010
Dates
20
0161020
Figs
20 (+)
0161030
Table olives
30 (+)
0161040
Kumquats
20
0161050
Carambolas
20
0161060
Kaki/Japanese persimmons
20 (+)
0161070
Jambuls/jambolans
20
0161990
Others (2)
20 (+)
0162000
-
inedible peel, small
0162010
Kiwi fruits (green, red, yellow)
30(+)
0162020
Litchis/lychees
20 (+)
0162030
Passionfruits/maracujas
20 (+)
0162040
Prickly pears/cactus fruits
20 (+)
0162050
Star apples/cainitos
20 (+)
0162060
American persimmons/Virginia kaki
20 (+)
0162990
Others (2)
20 (+)
0163000
-
inedible peel, large
20
0163010
Avocados
(+)
0163020
Bananas
(+)
0163030
Mangoes
(+)
0163040
Papayas
(+)
0163050
Granate apples/pomegranates
(+)
0163060
Cherimoyas
(+)
0163070
Guavas
(+)
0163080
Pineapples
(+)
0163090
Breadfruits
(+)
0163100
Durians
(+)
0163110
Soursops/guanabanas
(+)
0163990
Others (2)
(+)
0200000
VEGETABLES, FRESH or FROZEN
0210000
Root and tuber vegetables
0211000
-
potatoes
7
0212000
-
tropical root and tuber vegetables
5 (+)
0212010
Cassava roots/manioc
(+)
0212020
Sweet potatoes
(+)
0212030
Yams
(+)
0212040
Arrowroots
(+)
0212990
Others (2)
(+)
0213000
-
other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beets
0213010
Beetroots
5 (+)
0213020
Carrots
5 (+)
0213030
Celeriacs/turnip rooted celeries
5 (+)
0213040
Horseradishes
6
0213050
Jerusalem artichokes
5 (+)
0213060
Parsnips
5 (+)
0213070
Parsley roots/Hamburg roots parsley
5 (+)
0213080
Radishes
5 (+)
0213090
Salsifies
5 (+)
0213100
Swedes/rutabagas
5 (+)
0213110
Turnips
5 (+)
0213990
Others (2)
5 (+)
0220000
Bulb vegetables
0220010
Garlic
5 (+)
0220020
Onions
5 (+)
0220030
Shallots
5 (+)
0220040
Spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions
70
0220990
Others (2)
5 (+)
0230000
Fruiting vegetables
0231000
-
Solanaceae and Malvaceae
0231010
Tomatoes
10
0231020
Sweet peppers/bell peppers
20
0231030
Aubergines/eggplants
10
0231040
Okra/lady's fingers
5 (+)
0231990
Others (2)
5 (+)
0232000
-
cucurbits with edible peel
5
0232010
Cucumbers
0232020
Gherkins
0232030
Courgettes
0232990
Others (2)
0233000
-
cucurbits with inedible peel
10(+)
0233010
Melons
(+)
0233020
Pumpkins
(+)
0233030
Watermelons
(+)
0233990
Others (2)
(+)
0234000
-
sweet corn
10 (+)
0239000
-
other fruiting vegetables
5
0240000
Brassica vegetables (excluding brassica roots and brassica baby leaf crops)
0241000
-
flowering brassica
20 (+)
0241010
Broccoli
(+)
0241020
Cauliflowers
(+)
0241990
Others (2)
(+)
0242000
-
head brassica
20 (+)
0242010
Brussels sprouts
(+)
0242020
Head cabbages
(+)
0242990
Others (2)
(+)
0243000
-
leafy brassica
30
0243010
Chinese cabbages/pe-tsai
0243020
Kales
0243990
Others (2)
0244000
-
kohlrabies
20 (+)
0250000
Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible flowers
0251000
-
lettuces and salad plants
150
0251010
Lamb's lettuces/corn salads
0251020
Lettuces
0251030
Escaroles/broad-leaved endives
0251040
Cresses and other sprouts and shoots
0251050
Land cresses
0251060
Roman rocket/rucola
0251070
Red mustards
0251080
Baby leaf crops (including brassica species)
0251990
Others (2)
0252000
-
spinaches and similar leaves
150
0252010
Spinaches
0252020
Purslanes
0252030
Chards/beet leaves
0252990
Others (2)
0253000
-
grape leaves and similar species
30
0254000
-
watercresses
150(+)
0255000
-
witloofs/Belgian endives
20 (+)
0256000
-
herbs and edible flowers
150
0256010
Chervil
0256020
Chives
0256030
Celery leaves
0256040
Parsley
0256050
Sage
0256060
Rosemary
0256070
Thyme
0256080
Basil and edible flowers
0256090
Laurel/bay leaves
0256100
Tarragon
0256990
Others (2)
0260000
Legume vegetables
20 (+)
0260010
Beans (with pods)
(+)
0260020
Beans (without pods)
(+)
0260030
Peas (with pods)
(+)
0260040
Peas (without pods)
(+)
0260050
Lentils
(+)
0260990
Others (2)
(+)
0270000
Stem vegetables
0270010
Asparagus
5 (+)
0270020
Cardoons
20 (+)
0270030
Celeries
20
0270040
Florence fennels
20
0270050
Globe artichokes
30
0270060
Leeks
70
0270070
Rhubarbs
20
0270080
Bamboo shoots
20 (+)
0270090
Palm hearts
20 (+)
0270990
Others (2)
20 (+)
0280000
Fungi, mosses and lichens
20 (+)
0280010
Cultivated fungi
(+)
0280020
Wild fungi
(+)
0280990
Mosses and lichens
(+)
0290000
Algae and prokaryotes organisms
20 (+)
0300000
PULSES
20
0300010
Beans
(+)
0300020
Lentils
(+)
0300030
Peas
(+)
0300040
Lupins/lupini beans
(+)
0300990
Others (2)
(+)
0400000
OILSEEDS AND OIL FRUITS
0401000
Oilseeds
0401010
Linseeds
30 (+)
0401020
Peanuts/groundnuts
30 (+)
0401030
Poppy seeds
30 (+)
0401040
Sesame seeds
30 (+)
0401050
Sunflower seeds
40 (+)
0401060
Rapeseeds/canola seeds
30 (+)
0401070
Soyabeans
40 (+)
0401080
Mustard seeds
30 (+)
0401090
Cotton seeds
30 (+)
0401100
Pumpkin seeds
30 (+)
0401110
Safflower seeds
30 (+)
0401120
Borage seeds
30 (+)
0401130
Gold of pleasure seeds
30 (+)
0401140
Hemp seeds
30 (+)
0401150
Castor beans
30 (+)
0401990
Others (2)
30 (+)
0402000
Oil fruits
30
0402010
Olives for oil production
(+)
0402020
Oil palms kernels
(+)
0402030
Oil palms fruits
(+)
0402040
Kapok
(+)
0402990
Others (2)
(+)
0500000
CEREALS
0500010
Barley
10 (+)
0500020
Buckwheat and other pseudocereals
20(+)
0500030
Maize/corn
10 (+)
0500040
Common millet/proso millet
10 (+)
0500050
Oat
10 (+)
0500060
Rice
10 (+)
0500070
Rye
10 (+)
0500080
Sorghum
20(+)
0500090
Wheat
10 (+)
0500990
Others (2)
10 (+)
0600000
TEAS, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS, COCOA AND CAROBS
0610000
Teas
40 (+)
0620000
Coffee beans
50 (+)
0630000
Herbal infusions from
100
0631000
-
flowers
(+)
0631010
Chamomile
(+)
0631020
Hibiscus/roselle
(+)
0631030
Rose
(+)
0631040
Jasmine
(+)
0631050
Lime/linden
(+)
0631990
Others (2)
(+)
0632000
-
leaves and herbs
0632010
Strawberry
(+)
0632020
Rooibos
(+)
0632030
Mate/maté
(+)
0632990
Others (2)
(+)
0633000
-
roots
(+)
0633010
Valerian
(+)
0633020
Ginseng
(+)
0633990
Others (2)
(+)
0639000
-
any other parts of the plant
(+)
0640000
Cocoa beans
50 (+)
0650000
Carobs/Saint John's breads
20 (+)
0700000
HOPS
1 500(+)
0800000
SPICES
0810000
Seed spices
40 (+)
0810010
Anise/aniseed
(+)
0810020
Black caraway/black cumin
(+)
0810030
Celery
(+)
0810040
Coriander
(+)
0810050
Cumin
(+)
0810060
Dill
(+)
0810070
Fennel
(+)
0810080
Fenugreek
(+)
0810090
Nutmeg
(+)
0810990
Others (2)
(+)
0820000
Fruit spices
40 (+)
0820010
Allspice/pimento
(+)
0820020
Sichuan pepper
(+)
0820030
Caraway
(+)
0820040
Cardamom
(+)
0820050
Juniper berry
(+)
0820060
Peppercorn (black, green and white)
(+)
0820070
Vanilla
(+)
0820080
Tamarind
(+)
0820990
Others (2)
(+)
0830000
Bark spices
40 (+)
0830010
Cinnamon
(+)
0830990
Others (2)
(+)
0840000
Root and rhizome spices
0840010
Liquorice
40 (+)
0840020
Ginger (10)
0840030
Turmeric/curcuma
40 (+)
0840040
Horseradish (11)
0840990
Others (2)
40 (+)
0850000
Bud spices
40 (+)
0850010
Cloves
(+)
0850020
Capers
(+)
0850990
Others (2)
(+)
0860000
Flower pistil spices
40 (+)
0860010
Saffron
(+)
0860990
Others (2)
(+)
0870000
Aril spices
40 (+)
0870010
Mace
(+)
0870990
Others (2)
(+)
0900000
SUGAR PLANTS
5
0900010
Sugar beet roots
0900020
Sugar canes
(+)
0900030
Chicory roots
(+)
0900990
Others (2)
(+)
1000000
PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN – TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS
1010000
Commodities from
1011000
-
swine
1011010
Muscle
5 (+)
1011020
Fat
5 (+)
1011030
Liver
60(+)
1011040
Kidney
30 (+)
1011050
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)
30 (+)
1011990
Others (2)
5 (+)
1012000
-
bovine
1012010
Muscle
5 (+)
1012020
Fat
5 (+)
1012030
Liver
300(+)
1012040
Kidney
30 (+)
1012050
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)
30 (+)
1012990
Others (2)
5 (+)
1013000
-
sheep
1013010
Muscle
5 (+)
1013020
Fat
5 (+)
1013030
Liver
300(+)
1013040
Kidney
30 (+)
1013050
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)
30 (+)
1013990
Others (2)
5 (+)
1014000
-
goat
1014010
Muscle
6(+)
1014020
Fat
5 (+)
1014030
Liver
150(+)
1014040
Kidney
30 (+)
1014050
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)
30 (+)
1014990
Others (2)
5 (+)
1015000
-
equine
1015010
Muscle
5 (+)
1015020
Fat
5 (+)
1015030
Liver
30 (+)
1015040
Kidney
30 (+)
1015050
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)
30 (+)
1015990
Others (2)
5 (+)
1016000
-
poultry
1016010
Muscle
5 (+)
1016020
Fat
5 (+)
1016030
Liver
60(+)
1016040
Kidney
30 (+)
1016050
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)
30 (+)
1016990
Others (2)
5 (+)
1017000
-
other farmed terrestrial animals
1017010
Muscle
5 (+)
1017020
Fat
5 (+)
1017030
Liver
300(+)
1017040
Kidney
30 (+)
1017050
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)
30 (+)
1017990
Others (2)
5 (+)
1020000
Milk
2 (+)
1020010
Cattle
(+)
1020020
Sheep
(+)
1020030
Goat
(+)
1020040
Horse
(+)
1020990
Others (2)
(+)
1030000
Birds eggs
2 (+)
1030010
Chicken
(+)
1030020
Duck
(+)
1030030
Geese
(+)
1030040
Quail
(+)
1030990
Others (2)
(+)
1040000
Honey and other apiculture products (7)
1,5(+)
1050000
Amphibians and reptiles
6(+)
1060000
Terrestrial invertebrate animals
6(+)
1070000
Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals
70(+)
1100000
PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN – FISH, FISH PRODUCTS AND ANY OTHER MARINE AND FRESHWATER FOOD PRODUCTS (8)
1200000
PRODUCTS OR PART OF PRODUCTS EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR ANIMAL FEED PRODUCTION (8)
1300000
PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS (9)
-
-
in Part A of Annex III, the column for copper compounds is deleted.