S.I. No. 316/1993 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations, 1993.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations, 1993.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 8th day of November 1993.

(3) The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations 1988 and these Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations 1988 and 1993, and shall be construed together as one.

2. In the Regulations "the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations 1988 (

S.I. No. 216 of 1988

).

3. The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by

(1) the substitution of the text of Annex 1 by the following

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CN code

Description

ex 1001

Wheat

1002 00 00

Rye

1003 00

Barley

1004 00

Oats

(1)

O.J. No. L 221/37 7.8.86

(2)

O.J. No. L 126/53 20.5.88

(3)

O.J. No. L 211/1 23.8.93

CN code

Description

1005

Maize

1006

Rice

1007 00

Grain sorghum

ex 1008

Buckwheat, millet, other cereals

(2) by the addition of the following to the text of Annex II

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Pesticide residues

Maximum levels in mg/kg (ppm)

25

Acephate

0.02*

26

Benomyl

}

sum expressed as carbendazim

(a) : barley

27

Carbendazim

0.1* : other cereals

28

Thiophanate-Methyl

29

Chlorpyrifos

(b) : barley

0.05* : other cereals

30

Chlorpyrifos-Methyl

0.05* : rice

31

Chlorthalonil

0.1 : wheat, rye,

: barley, oats

: and triticale

0.01* : other cereals

32

CYPERMETHRIN, including other mixtures of constituents isomers (sum of isomers)

(b) : wheat, barley, oats and rye

0.05* : other cereals

33

DELTAMETHRIN

1

34

FENVALERATE, including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)

(b) : barley, oats, rye and triticale

0.05* : other cereals

35

GLYPHOSATE

5 : wheat, rye and triticale

20 : barley and oats

0.1* : other cereals

36

IMAZALIL

0.02*

37

IPRODIONE

0.5 : wheat

(c) : barley and rice

0.02* : other cereals

38

MANCOZEB

Sum expressed as CS

2

0.05* : maize and rice

39

MANEB

(b ) : other cereals

40

METIRAM

41

PROPINEB

42

ZINEB

43

METHAMIDOPHOS

0.01*

44

PERMETHRIN

0.2 : maize

(sum of isomers)

2 : other cereals

45

PROCYMIDONE

0.02*

46

VINCLOZOLIN

0.05*

(sum of vinclozolin and all metabolites containing the 3,5—dichloroaniline molety, expressed as vinclozolin)

*Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(a) (b) (c) Should levels not be adopted by 1 January 1998, the following maximum levels shall apply as indicated thereafter

(a): 0.1*

(b): 0.05*

(c): 0.02*

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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 5th day of November, 1993.

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture, Food

and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations, amend existing Regulations by (1) extending the range of products in Annex I and (2) setting maximum pesticide residue limits for a further 22 active substances in ANNEX II.

S.I. No. 316 of 1993.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (PESTICIDE RESIDUES) (CEREALS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1993.

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July, 1986

(1)

, as amended by Council Directive No. 88/298/EEC of 16 May 1988

(2)

and Council Directive 93/57/EEC of 29 June, 1993

(3)

, hereby make the following Regulations