Verordening 2009/470 - Gemeenschappelijke procedures voor het vaststellen van grenswaarden voor residuen van farmacologisch werkzame stoffen in levensmiddelen van dierlijke oorsprong - Hoofdinhoud

Residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin

SUMMARY OF:

Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 — EU procedures for establishing residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?

It lays down rules on maximum residue limits for pharmacologically active substances, such as antibiotics, used in veterinary medicine in respect of food of animal origin, including meat, fish, milk, eggs and honey — in order to ensure food safety.

In this regard, it establishes:

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  the maximum residue limit*
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  the reference point for action* regarding cases where a maximum residue limit has not been calculated.

KEY POINTS

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  The applicant for a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product — in which any pharmacologically active substance is used — must submit an application to the European Medicines Agency. The agency must give an opinion consisting of a scientific risk assessment and risk management recommendations.
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  The agency decides whether to apply established maximum residue limits for a particular food or species. The European Commission fixes rules on the conditions regarding this calculation of residue limits.
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  The risk assessment must weigh up whether the type and amount of residue considered presents a safety concern for human health.
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  Risk management recommendations must assess a variety of factors, including the availability of alternative substances for the treatment of the relevant species.
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  The Commission classifies the pharmacologically active substances that have already been subject to an opinion from the agency. It can establish reference points for action for residues of pharmacologically active substances that are not classified.
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  In certain cases, the Commission or an EU country may submit a request for an opinion on maximum residue limits to the agency. Such cases include circumstances where the substance in question is authorised for use in a non-EU country.
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  A number of substances are excluded from the scope of this regulation, including substances covered by the EU’s Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 on contaminants in food.
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  In January 2017, the Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/12. This lays down the form and content of applications and requests to the agency for the establishment of maximum residue limits.
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  In June 2017, the Commission adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/880. This lays down rules on the use of a maximum residue limit established for a pharmacologically active substance in a particular foodstuff for another foodstuff derived from the same species and a maximum residue limit established for a pharmacologically active substance in one or more species for other species (i.e. the extrapolation of maximum residue limits).

FROM WHEN DOES THIS REGULATION APPLY?

It has applied since 6 July 2009.

BACKGROUND

Previous EU rules on this issue were too complex and led to a decrease in the availability of medicines for food-producing animals in the EU. This regulation was introduced to ensure both consumer safety and the availability of veterinary medicines to treat specific diseases.

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  Residues of Veterinary Medicinal Products (European Commission)
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  Residues of veterinary medicines (European Commission).

KEY TERMS

Maximum residue limit (MRL): the maximum concentration of a residue of a pharmacologically active substance which may be permitted in food of animal origin.

Reference point for action: the level of a residue of a pharmacologically active substance established for control reasons in the case of certain substances for which a maximum residue limit has not been laid down. The reference points for action are established in consultation with official control laboratories.

MAIN DOCUMENT

Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, pp. 11-22)

RELATED DOCUMENTS

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/880 of 23 May 2017 laying down rules on the use of a maximum residue limit established for a pharmacologically active substance in a particular foodstuff for another foodstuff derived from the same species and a maximum residue limit established for a pharmacologically active substance in one or more species for other species, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 135, 24.5.2017, pp. 1-5)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/12 of 6 January 2017 regarding the form and content of the applications and requests for the establishment of maximum residue limits in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 4, 7.1.2017, pp. 1-7)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin (OJ L 15, 20.1.2010, pp. 1-72)

Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (OJ L 37, 13.2.1993, pp. 1-3)

See consolidated version.

last update 16.01.2018

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