Primary crops (available studies)	Crop groups	Crop(s)	Application(s)	Sampling (DAT)
	Fruit crops	Apples	Foliar, 375 g a.s./ha	0, 14
		Tomatoes	Foliar, 0.25 kg/ha	4, 7, 14, 21
		Eggplants	Soil granules, 400 g/ha	14, 35, 49, 67, 69
	Root crops	Potatoes	Soil granules, 1250 g/ha	129
			Foliar, 134 g/ha	7, 28, 64
	Leafy crops	Tobacco	1 Soil and 3 foliar, 740 g/ha (total rate)	14
	Cereals/grass crops	Rice	Soil granules, 500 g/ha	79
			Seed (nursery box), 320 and 1260 g/ha with 200 box/ha	65, 124
		Maize	Seed, 721 g/100 kg seeds	33, 61, 134
	Pulses/oilseeds	Cotton	Seed, 460 g/100 kg seeds	211
	Metabolism studies with [Pyridinyl‐14C‐methylene]‐imidacloprid only, considered acceptable Source: Germany (2005)

Rotational crops (available studies)	Crop groups	Crop(s)	Application(s)	PBI (DAT)
	Root/tuber crops	Red beet	Bare soil, 454 g a.s./ha	30, 120, 271
	Leafy crops	Swiss chards	Bare soil, 454 g a.s./ha	30, 120, 271
	Cereal (small grain)	Wheat	Bare soil, 454 g a.s./ha	30, 120, 271
	Source: Germany (2005)

Processed commodities (hydrolysis study)	Conditions	Investigated?
	Pasteurisation (20 min, 90°C, pH 4)	Yes
	Baking, brewing and boiling (60 min, 100°C, pH 5)	Yes
	Sterilisation (20 min, 120°C, pH 6)	Yes
	Source: Germany (2005)

Can a general residue definition be proposed for primary crops?	Yes
Rotational crop and primary crop metabolism similar?	Yes
Residue pattern in processed commodities similar to residue pattern in raw commodities?	Yes
Plant residue definition for monitoring (RD‐Mo)	All plant commodities with exception of pulses and oilseeds: Imidacloprid Pulses and oilseeds: Imidacloprid (tentative, pending submission of trials supporting the import tolerances on dry beans, peanuts, beans and peas without pods)
Plant residue definition for risk assessment (RD‐RA)	Sum of imidacloprid and its metabolites containing the 6‐chloropyridinyl moiety, expressed as imidacloprid
Conversion factor (monitoring to risk assessment)	See Appendix B.1.2.1
Methods of analysis for monitoring of residues (analytical technique, crop groups, LOQs)	High water content, high acid content, dry commodities: QuEChERS (HPLC–MS/MS) LOQ: 0.01 mg/kg Source: Germany (2015) High oil content commodities: HPLC–MS/MS LOQ: 0.02 mg/kg Source: Germany (2008) Hops: HPLC–MS/MS LOQ: 0.2 mg/kg Source: Germany (2008) Coffee beans (validated in cocoa beans): HPLC–MS/MS LOQ: 0.01 mg/kg ILV and confirmatory method not available Source: Germany (2015) According to the EURLs, during routine analyses an LOQ of 0.01 mg/kg is achievable in the four main matrices (EURLs, 2016)

a.s.: active substance; DAT: days after treatment; PBI: plant‐back interval; QuEChERS: Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe; HPLC–MS/MS: high‐performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry; LOQ: limit of quantification; ILV: independent laboratory validation.