S.I. No. 260/2006 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006.

2. The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations 1999 (

S.I. No 181 of 1999

) are amended -

(a) in Regulation 2(1) by the substitution, for the definition of “Directive” (inserted by the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (

S.I. No. 108 of 2006

)), of -

“ ‘Directive’ means Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986

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

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, Council Directive 90/654/EEC of 4 December 1990

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 2000

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

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

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

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

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, Commission Directive 2002/23/EC of 26 February 2002

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, Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 2002

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, Commission Directive 2002/66/EC of 16 July 2002

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, Commission Directive 2002/71/EC of 19 August 2002

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, Commission Directive 2002/76/EC of 6 September 2002

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, Commission Directive 2002/79/EC of 2 October 2002

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, Commission Directive 2002/97/EC of 16 December 2002

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, Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 of 14 April 2003

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Commission Directive 2003/60/EC of 18 June 2003

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Commission Directive 2003/62/EC of 20 June 2003

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Commission Directive 2003/113/EC of 3 December 2003

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, Commission Directive 2003/118/EC of 5 December 2003

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, Commission Directive 2004/2/EC of 9 January 2004

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, Commission Directive 2004/61/EC of 26 April 2004

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, Commission Directive 2005/37/EC of 3 June 2005

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, Commission Directive 2005/46/EC of 8 July 2005

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Commission Directive 2005/48/EC of 23 August 2005

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, (from 21 April 2006) Commission Directive 2005/70/EC of 20 October 2005, (from 9 May 2006) Commission Directive 2005/76/EC of 8 November 2005, (from 27 July 2006) Commission Directive 2006/4/EC of 26 January 2006 and (from 14 September 2006) Commission Directive 2006/30/EC of 13 March 2006;”,

(b) in Regulation 2(1) by the deletion of “(which is set out in the Schedule hereto)” wherever it occurs, and

(c) by deleting the Schedule.

3. The following are revoked-

(a) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (

S.I. No. 459 of 1999

),

(b) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (

S.I. No. 459 of 2000

),

(c) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (

S.I. No. 138 of 2001

),

(d) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (

S.I. No. 250 of 2001

),

(e) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2001 (

S.I. No. 622 of 2001

),

(f) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (

S.I. No. 533 of 2002

),

(g) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (

S.I. No. 272 of 2003

),

(h) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (

S.I. No. 386 of 2003

),

(i) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (

S.I. No. 119 of 2004

),

(j) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (

S.I. No. 240 of 2004

),

(k) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2004 (

S.I. No. 576 of 2004

),

(l) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (

S.I. No. 552 of 2005

),

(m) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2005 (

S.I. No. 697 of 2005

) and

(n) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (

S.I. No. 108 of 2006

).

GIVEN

under my Official Seal,

11

th

May 2006

Mary Coughlan

Minister for Agriculture and Food

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.

Commission Directive 2005/70/EC amends the levels of bromoxynil, chlorpropham dimethenamid-P, flazasulfuron, flurtamone, ioxinyl, mepanipyrim, propoxycarbazone pyraclostrobin, quinoxyfen, trimethylsulfonium cation, zoxamide and glyphosate.

Commission Directive 2005/76/EC amends the levels of kresoxim-methyl cyromazine, bifenthrin, metalaxyl and azoxystrobin.

Commission Directive 2006/4/EC amends the levels for carbofuran.

Commission Directive 2006/30/EC amends the levels for the benomyl group.

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S.I. No. 260 of 2006

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006

I, Mary Coughlan, Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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 Commission Directive 2005/70/EC of 20 October 2005

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, Commission Directive 2005/76/EC of 8 November 2005

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Commission Directive 2006/4/EC of 26 January 2006

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and Commission Directive 2006/30/EC of 13 March 2006

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, hereby make the following Regulations-