S.I. No. 464/2006 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2006

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues (Products of Plant Origin including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) (No. 3 Regulations 2006.

2. The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin including Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations 1999 (

S.I. No. 179 of 1999

) are amended in Regulation 2 (1) by substituting, for the definition of “Directive” (inserted by the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (

S.I. No. 266 of 2006

)), the following -

“ ‘Directive’ means Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990

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, as amended by Council Directive 93/58/EEC of 29 June 1993

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, and the corrigenda to Council Directive 93/58/EEC

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, Council Directive 94/30/EC of 23 June 1994

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Council Directive 95/38/EC of 17 July 1995

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, Council Directive 95/61/EC of 29 November 1995

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, Council Directive 96/32/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 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 2000/57/EC of 22 September 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 2001/35/EC of 11 May 2001

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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 2002/5/EC of 30 January 2002

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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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Commission Directive 2002/100/EC of 20 December 2002

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Council Regulation (EC) No. 806/2003 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 2003/69/EC of 11 July 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 2004/59/EC of 23 April 2004

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

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, Commission Directive 2004/95/EC of 24 September 2004

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, Commission Directive 2004/115/EC of 15 December 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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, Commission Directive 2005/70/EC of 20 October 2005

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Commission Directive 2005/74/EC of 25 October 2005

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Commission Directive 2005/76/EC of 8 November 2005

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Commission Directive 2006/9/EC of 23 January 2006

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Commission Directive 2006/4/EC of 26 January 2006

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, (from 15 September 2006) Commission Directive 2006/30/EC of 13 March 2006

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, (from 14 September 2006 in so far as it relates to the benomyl and thiophanate-methyl groups and from 20 January 2007 in so far as it relates to trifloxystrobin, thiabendazole, abamectin carbendazim, myclobutanyl, glyphosate, trimethylsulfonium and fenpropimorph) Commission Directive 2006/60/EC of 7 July 2006 (from 20 January 2007) Commission Directive 2006/61/EC of 7 July 2006 and (from 20 January 2008) Commission Directive 2006/62/EC of 12 July 2006;”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal

9

th

August 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)

Commission Directive 2006/60/EC amends Annex to Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards the maximum residue levels of trifloxystrobin, thiabendazole, abamectin, benomyl, carbendazim thiophanate-methyl, myclobutanyl, glyphosate, trimethylsulfonium, fenpropimorph and chlormequat.

Commission Directive 2006/61/EC amends the Annex to Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards the maximum residue levels of atrazine, azinphos-ethyl, cyfluthrin, ethephon, fenthion methamidophos, methomyl, paraquat and triazophos.

Commission Directive 2006/62/EC amends the Annex to Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for desmedipham, phenmedipham and chlorfenvinphos.

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S.I. No. 464 of 2006

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) (No. 3) 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 2006/60/EC of 7 July 2006

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, Commission Directive 2006/61/EC of 7 July 2006

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and Commission Directive 2006/62/EC of 12 July 2006

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, hereby make the following Regulations