For the purposes of this Article, ‘residue’ means pesticide residue as referred to in sub-paragraph (c) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

Food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants and young children shall not contain residues at levels exceeding 0,01 mg/kg per active substance.

Those levels shall be determined by generally accepted standardised analytical methods.

By way of derogation from paragraph 2, for the active substances listed in Annex II, the maximum residue levels specified in that Annex shall apply.

Food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants and young children shall only be produced from agricultural products for the production of which plant protection products containing the active substances listed in Annex III have not been used.

However, for the purpose of checks, plant protection products containing the active substances listed in Annex III are considered not to have been used if their residues do not exceed a level of 0,003 mg/kg.

The levels referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall apply to the food for special medical purposes ready for use, marketed as such or after preparation in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.