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 EUROPEAN  
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Brussels, XXX   
SANTE/10384/2021 ANNEX CIS 
(POOL/E2/2021/10384/10384 -EN 
ANNEX CIS.docx)  
[…](2022) XXX  draft  
ANNEX  
 
ANNEX  
to the  
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) .../...  
amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of arsenic in 
certain foodstuffs    
EN 1  EN ANNEX  
For the purpose of this SPS notification the commodities for which new Maximum 
Levels are set or existing Maximum Levels are amended are indicated in bold. Please 
only comment on the notified Maximum Levels indicated in bold.  
 
In Section 3   of the Annex to  Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, subsection 3.5  Arsenic 
(inorganic)  is replaced by the following:  
‘ 
Foodstuffs (1) Maximum level 
(mg/kg wet weight)  
3.5 Arsenic (inorganic  arsenic for 3.5.1 to 3.5.5  and  total 
arsenic for 3.5.6 ) (50)  
3.5.1  Cereals and cereal based products  (51)  
3.5.1.1  Non-parboiled milled rice (polished or white rice)  0,15  
3.5.1.2  Parboiled and husked rice   0,25  
3.5.1.3  Rice flour  0,25  
3.5.1.4  Rice waffles, rice wafers, rice crackers, rice cakes, rice 
flakes and p opped breakfast rice  0,30  
3.5.1.5  Rice destined for the production of food for infants and 
young children  (3) 0,10  
3.5.1.6  Rice -based drinks  0,030  
3.5.2. Fish, crustaceans and bivalve molluscs   
3.5.2.1  Muscle meat of fish  (24) (25), excluding species listed 
under point 3.5.2.2  0,020  
3.5.2.2  Muscle meat of the following fish (24) (25):  
anchovy ( Engraulis species ) 
eel (Anguilla species )  
halibut ( Hipoglossus species ) 
mackerel ( Scomber species ) 
plaice ( Pleuronectes species ) 0,080   
EN 2  EN shad ( Alosa species ),  
sprat ( Sprattus sprattus ) 
shark ( all species)  
3.5.2.3  Crustaceans (26): muscle meat from appendages and 
abdomen (44). In case of crabs and crab -like 
crustaceans ( Brachyura  and Anomura ) muscle meat 
from appendages.  0,070  
3.5.2.4  Bivalve molluscs (26)  
3.5.2.4.1  Bivalve molluscs other than those mentioned under 
3.5.2.4.2  0.090  
3.5.2.4.2  Clams ( Myidae, Cardiidae, Veneridae and Arcidae 
species ) and horse mussel ( Modiolus modiolus ) 0,35 
3.5.3  Infant formulae(3) (29), follow -on formulae(3) (29), foods 
for special medical purposes intended for infants and 
young children(3) (29) and young child formulae (29) (57).  
3.5.3.1  -marketed as powder  0,020  
3.5.3.2  -marketed as liquid  0,010  
3.5.4  Baby foods(3),(29)  0,020  
3.5.5  Fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices as 
reconstituted and fruit nectars (14) 0,020  
3.5.6  Salt  0,50  
’ 