Setting of import tolerances for dimethomorph in grapes

In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant BASF Agro B.V. Arnhem (NL) Freienbach Branch submitted a request to the competent national authority in the Netherlands to set an import tolerance for the active substance dimethomorph in table and wine grapes. The data submitted in support of the request indicated no need to modify the existing EU maximum residue level (MRL) for table and wine grapes. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of dimethomorph in plant matrices at the validated limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.005 mg/kg and allow the quantitation of both E- and Z-isomer individually. Since dimethomorph is a non-approved active substance under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, EFSA performed a dietary consumer risk assessment considering only Codex MRLs and import tolerances implemented in the EU MRL legislation in addition to the new data provided with this import tolerance application in grapes. Provided that EU uses are withdrawn, the related MRLs are lowered to the LOQ, and the conclusions of the targeted MRL review are implemented, EFSA concluded, based on the risk assessment, that consumer exposure from the import tolerance for dimethomorph on grapes does not exceed the toxicological reference values. Consequently, the import tolerance is unlikely to pose a risk to consumers' health.