This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 April 2024.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

( 1 ) OJ L 37, 13.2.1993, p. 1 .

( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 of 25 April 2023 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 ( OJ L 119, 5.5.2023, p. 103 ).

( 3 ) Scientific opinion on the risks to public health related to the presence of perchlorate in food, in particular fruits and vegetables. EFSA Journal 2014;12(10):3869, https://doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3869 .

( 4 ) Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/685 of 20 May 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of perchlorate in certain foods ( OJ L 160, 25.5.2020, p. 3 ).

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2024/1002 of 4 April 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/915 as regards the maximum levels of perchlorate in beans ( ANNEX