S.I. No. 622/2001 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2001

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2001.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January 2002.

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

, Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 2001

19

Commission Directive 2001/48/EC of 28 June 2001

20

and Commission Directive 2001/57/EC of 25 July 2001

21

.

3. Annex II of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the addition of the following entries to Part A of Annex II

“

Pesticide Residues

Maximum Residue levels in mg/kg (ppm)

Azimsulfuron

0.02

(*)

(p)

Cereals

Prohexadione (prohexadione and its salts expressed as prohexadione)

0.2

(p)

Wheat and Barley

0.05

(*)

(p)

Other Cereals

Azoxystrobin

0.3

(p1)

Oats

Fluroxypyr including its esters expressed as fluroxypyr

0.1

(p2)

Barley, oats, rye, triticale and wheat

0.05

(*)

(p2)

Other Cereals

”

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

this 18th day of December 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

19

O.J. No. L148/70 of 1/6/2001

20

O.J. No. L180/26 of 3/7/2001

21

O.J. No. L208/36 of 1/8/2001

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

19

O.J. No. L148/70 of 1/6/2001

20

O.J. No. L180/26 of 3/7/2001

21

O.J. No. L208/36 of 1/8/2001

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(p)

Indicates provisional maximum residue level established in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: all provisional maximum residue levels for these pesticide residues will be treated as definitive in accordance with Article 10 of the Directive with effect from 21 June 2005.

(p)

Indicates provisional maximum residue level established in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: all provisional maximum residue levels for these pesticide residues will be treated as definitive in accordance with Article 10 of the Directive with effect from 21 June 2005.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(p)

Indicates provisional maximum residue level established in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: all provisional maximum residue levels for these pesticide residues will be treated as definitive in accordance with Article 10 of the Directive with effect from 21 June 2005.

(p1)

Indicates provisional maximum residue level established in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: all provisional maximum residue levels for these pesticide residues will be treated as definitive in accordance with Article 10 of the Directive with effect from 1 August 2003.

(p2)

Indicates provisional maximum residue level established in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: all provisional maximum residue levels for these pesticide residues will be treated as definitive in accordance with Article 10 of the Directive with effect from 21 August 2005.

(*)

Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

(p2)

Indicates provisional maximum residue level established in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC: all provisional maximum residue levels for these pesticide residues will be treated as definitive in accordance with Article 10 of the Directive with effect from 21 August 2005.

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

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

18

, Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 2001

19

, Commission Directive 2001/48/EC of 28 June 2001

20

and Commission Directive 2001/57/EC of 25 July 2001

21

, hereby make the following Regulations