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Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables · European Union

Whereas a large number of these pesticides and of their metabolites or breakdown products may have harmful effects on consumers of plant products ; whereas these pesticides should not be used in circumstances which present a risk to human or animal health and to the environment;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-13 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.