Whereas the residues recommended to be monitored in 2000, 2001 and 2002 will allow examination of the feasibility of using the data concerning the pesticides chlorpyriphos-methyl, deltamethrin, endosulfan, imazilil, lambda-cyhalothrin, the maneb group, mecarbam, permethrin, pirimiphos-methyl and vicolozolin as these compounds (identified as Group C in Annex I) have already been monitored in 1998 and 1999 for estimation of actual dietary exposure;

Whereas the residues recommended to be monitored in 2000 and 2001 will allow examination of the feasibility of using the data concerning the pesticides diazinon, metalaxyl, methidathion, thiabendazole and triazophos as these compounds (identified as Group B in Annex I) have already been monitored between 1997 and 1999 for estimation of actual dietary exposure;

Whereas the residues recommended to be monitored in 2000 will allow examination of the feasibility of using the data concerning the pesticides acephate, the benomyl group, chlorpyriphos, iprodione and methamidophos as these compounds (identified as Group A in Annex I) have already been monitored between 1996 and 1999 for estimation of actual dietary exposure;

Whereas the EFTA Surveillance Authority should progressively work towards a system which would permit the estimation of actual pesticide dietary exposure, as provided for in the second paragraph of Article 7(3) of Directive 86/362 and the second paragraph of Article 4(3) of Directive 90/642; whereas to facilitate examination of the feasibility of such estimations, data concerning the monitoring of residues of pesticides in a number of food products which constitute major components of European diets should be available; whereas in view of the resources available at national level for pesticide residue monitoring, the EFTA States are on ...[+++]ly able to analyse samples of four to five products each year within a coordinated monitoring programme; whereas each pesticide should generally be monitored in 20 food products over a series of five-year cycles;