S.I. No. 250/2001 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2001

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2001.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of July 2001.

2. In these Regulations-

“the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities(Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations, 1999 (

S.I. No. 181 of 1999

).

“the Directive” means Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986

1

as amended by Council Directive 88/298/EEC of 16 May 1988

2

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

3

, Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 1994

4

, Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 1995

5

, Council Directive 96/33/EC of 21 May 1996

6

, Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997

7

, Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997

8

, Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 1998

9

, Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999

10

, Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999

11

, Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000

12

, Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 2000

13

, Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000

14

, Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000

15

and the corrigenda to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000

16

, Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 2000

17

and Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 2000

18

.

3. Annex II of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the replacement of the following entries to Annex II

‘

Pesticide Residues

Maximum Residue levels in mg/kg

(ppm)

Ethephon

0.05

(*)

Cereals others

Fenarimol

0.02

(*)

Cereals

Diazinon

0.02

(*)

Cereals

Chlormequat

0.05

(*)

Cereals others

Triazophos

0.02

(*)

Cereals

Fenvalerate and Esfenvalerate

Sum of RR and SS isomers

0.2 Barley, 0.2 Oats, 0.05 Rye,

0.05 Triticale, 0.05 Wheat,

0.02

(*)

Cereals others

Fenvalerate and Esfenvalerate

Sum of RS and SR isomers

0.05 Barley, 0.05 Oats,

0.02

(*)

Cereals others

Pesticide Residues

Maximum Residue levels in mg/kg

(ppm)

Carbofuran Sum of carbofuran and 3-hydro-xycarbofuran expressed as carbofuran

0.1

(*)

Cereals

Benfuracarb

0.05

(*)

Cereals

Endosulfan Sum of alpha-and-beta-somers and endosulfan-sulfate expressed as endosulfan

0.05

(*)

Cereals

Phorate (sum of phorate, its oxygen analogue and their sulphoxides and sulfones expressed as phorate)

0.05

(*)

Cereals

Thiabendazole

0.05

(*)

Cereals

’

4. Annex II of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the addition of the following entries to Annex II

Pesticide Residues

Maximum Residue levels in mg/kg

(ppm)

Spiroxamine

0.3

(P)

0.05

(P)

(*)

Barley

Cereals others

0.3

(P)

Oats

Azinphos-ethyl

0.05

(*)

Chlozolinate

0.05

(*)

(+)

Dinoterb

0.05

(*)

DNOC

0.05

(*)

(#)

Monolinuron

0.05

(*)

(#)

Propham

0.05

(*)

Pyrazophos

0.05

(*)

(#)

Tecnazene

0.05

(*)

(+)

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

this 31

st

day of May 2001

Joe Walsh

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations amend existing Regulations on the fixing of maximum residue levels for pesticides in and on cereals.

1

O.J. No. L221/37 of 7/8/1986

2

O.J. No. L126/53 of 20/5/1988

3

O.J. No. L211/1 of 23/8/1993

4

O.J. No. L189/67 of 23/7/1994

5

O.J. No. L197/29 of 22/8/1995

6

O.J. No. L144/35 of 18/6/1996

7

O.J. No. L184/33 of 12/7/1997

8

O.J. No. L347/42 of 18/12/1997

9

O.J. No. L290/25 of 29/10/1998

10

O.J. No. L172/40 of 8/7/1999

11

O.J. No. L194/36 of 27/7/1999

12

O.J. No. L107/28 of 4/5/2000

13

O.J. No. L197/26 of 3/8/2000

14

O.J. No. L244/78 of 29/9/2000

15

O.J. No. L158/51 of 30/6/2000

16

O.J. No. L262/46 of 17/10/2000

17

O.J. No. L326/56 of 22/12/2000

18

O.J. No. L3/18 of 6/1/2001

1

O.J. No. L221/37 of 7/8/1986

2

O.J. No. L126/53 of 20/5/1988

3

O.J. No. L211/1 of 23/8/1993

4

O.J. No. L189/67 of 23/7/1994

5

O.J. No. L197/29 of 22/8/1995

6

O.J. No. L144/35 of 18/6/1996

7

O.J. No. L184/33 of 12/7/1997

8

O.J. No. L347/42 of 18/12/1997

9

O.J. No. L290/25 of 29/10/1998

10

O.J. No. L172/40 of 8/7/1999

11

O.J. No. L194/36 of 27/7/1999

12

O.J. No. L107/28 of 4/5/2000

13

O.J. No. L197/26 of 3/8/2000

14

O.J. No. L244/78 of 29/9/2000

15

O.J. No. L158/51 of 30/6/2000

16

O.J. No. L262/46 of 17/10/2000

17

O.J. No. L326/56 of 22/12/2000

18

O.J. No. L3/18 of 6/1/2001

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

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Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

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Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(P)

Indicates provisional maximum residue level. This maximum residue level will cease to be provisional in 2005.

(P)

Indicates provisional maximum residue level. This maximum residue level will cease to be provisional in 2005.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(P)

Indicates provisional maximum residue level. This maximum residue level will cease to be provisional in 2005.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(+)

These measures shall apply from 1 July 2003.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(#)

These measures shall apply from 1 July 2002.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(#)

These measures shall apply from 1 July 2002.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(#)

These measures shall apply from 1 July 2002.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(+)

These measures shall apply from 1 July 2003.

I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 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 88/298/EEC of 16 May 1988

2

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

3

, Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 1994

4

, Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 1995

5

, Council Directive 96/33/EC of 21 May 1996

6

, Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997

7

, Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997

8

, Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 1998

9

, Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999

10

, Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999

11

, Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000

12

, Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 2000

13

; and Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000

14

, Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000

15

and the corrigenda to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000

16

, Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 2000

17

and Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 2000

18

, hereby make the following Regulations