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Origin (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations, 2006
Table of Provisions (8)
Statutory Text (8 Articles)
Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,995, 14 ta’ Novembru, 2006
L.N. 276 of 2006
PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT
(CAP. 430)
Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides in Produce of Plant
Origin (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations, 2006
IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 4 and 5 of the
Pesticides Control Act, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the
Environment has made the following regulations>–
(1) The title of these rules is the Maximum Residue of Title and scope.
Pesticides in Produce of Plant Origin (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations,
2006 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Maximum
Residue Levels of Pesticides in Produce of Plant Origin Regulations, L.N. 199 of 2004.
2004, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.
(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose
Commission Directive 2006#30#EC and 2005#46#EC amending the
Annexes to Council Directives 86#362#EEC and 90#642#EEC as regards
maximum residue levels for the benomyl group and amitraz.
In Schedule I of the principal regulations, in category ‘2. Amends Schedule I
to the principal
Vegetables, Fresh or Uncooked, Frozen or Dry’, item (iii) Fruiting regulations.
vegetables, paragraph (a) Solanacea’, the entries “aubergine, okra”
immediately after the entry “Peppers”.
Schedule II to the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends Schedule II
to the principal
follows>
regulations.
(a) for columns 1 and 2 the group AMITRAZ, there shall
be substituted the following>
Coloumn 1
Coloumn 2
Amitraz
(including the metabolites containing the
2,4-dimethylaniline moiety expressed as
amitraz)
1.Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked,
0,05 (*)
preserved by freezing, not containing
added sugar; nuts
(i) CITRUS FRUIT
Grapefruit
Lemons
Limes
Mandarins (including clementines and other
hybrids)
Oranges
Pomelos
Others
(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)
Almonds
Brazil nuts
Cashew nuts
Chestnuts
Coconuts
Hazelnuts
Macadamia
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Walnuts
Others
(iii) POME FRUIT
Apples
Pears
Quinces
Others
(iv) STONE FRUIT
Apricots
Cherries
Peaches (including nectarines and similar
hybrids)
Plums
Others
(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT
(a) Table and wine grapes
Table grapes
Wine grapes
(b) Strawberries (other than wild)
(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)
Blackberries
Dewberries
Loganberries
|Raspberries
Others
(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than
wild)
Bilberries
Cranberries
Currants (red, black and white)
Gooseberries
Others
(e) Wild berries and wild fruit
(vi)
MISCELLANEOUS
Avocados
Bananas
Dates
Figs
Kiwi
Kumquats
Litchis
Mangoes
Olives
Passion fruit
Pineapples
Pomegranate
Others
2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or
0,05 (*)
dry
(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES
Beetroot
Carrots
Celeriac
Horseradish
Jerusalem artichokes
Parsnips
Parsley root
Radishes
Salsify
Sweet potatoes
Swedes
Turnips
Yam
Others
(ii) BULB VEGETABLES
Garlic
Onions
Shallots
Spring onions
Others
(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES
(a) Solanacea
Tomatoes
Peppers
Aubergines
Others
(b) Cucurbits – edible peel
Cucumbers
Gherkins
Courgettes
Others
(c) Cucurbits – inedible peel
Melons
Squashes
Watermelons
Others
(d) Sweet corn
(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES
(a) Flowering brassica
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Others
(b) Head brassica
Brussels sprouts
Head cabbage
Others
(c) Leafy brassica
Chinese cabbage
Kale
Others
(d) Kohlrabi
(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS
(a) Lettuce and similar
Cress
Lamb’s lettuce
Scarole
Others
(b) Spinach and similar
Spinach
Beet leaves (chard)
Others
(c) Water cress
(d) Witloof
(e) Herbs
Chervil
Chives
Parsley
Celery leaves
Others
(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)
Beans (with pods)
Beans (without pods)
Peas (with pods)
Peas (without pods)
Others
(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)
Asparagus
Cardoons
Celery
Fennel
Globe artichokes
Leek
Rhubarb
Others
(viii) FUNGI
(a) Cultivated mushrooms
(b) Wild mushrooms
3. Pulses
0,05 (*)
Beans
Lentils
Peas
Others
Oil seeds
Linseed
Peanuts
Poppy seeds
Sesame seeds
Sunflower seed
Rape seed
Soya bean
Mustard seed
Cotton seed
1 (x)
Others
0,05 (*)
Potatoes
0,05 (*)
Early potatoes
Ware potatoes
Tea ( leaves and stems, dried, fermented
0,1(*)
or otherwise, from the leaves of Camellia
sinesis)
Hops (dried), including hop pellets and
0,1 (*)
unconcentrated powder
(*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
( x ) Should this level not be confirmed or amended by a directive, with effect from 1 st July 2007,
the appropriate lower limit of analytical determination shall apply’.
(b) for columns 1 and 2 of the BENOMYL group shall be substituted the following
Coloumn 1
Coloumn 2
Sum of benomyl and carbendazim
MRL (mg/kg)
(expressed as carbendazim)
1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by
freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts
(i) CITRUS FRUIT
0,1 (*)
Grape fruit
Lemons
Limes
Mandarins (including clementines and other
hybrids)
Oranges
Pomelos
Others
(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)
0,1 (*)
Almonds
Brazil nuts
Cashew nuts
Chestnuts
Coconuts
Hazelnuts
Macadamia
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Walnuts
Others
(iii) POME FRUIT
0,2
Apples
Pears
Quinces
Others
(iv) STONE FRUIT
Apricots
0,2
Cherries
0,5
Peaches (including nectarines and similar
0,2
hybrids)
Plums
0,5
Others
0,1 (*)
(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT
(a) Table and wine grapes
Table grapes
0,3
Wine grapes
0,5
(b) Strawberries (other than wild)
0,1 (*)
(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)
0,1 (*)
Blackberries
Dewberries
Loganberries
Raspberries
Others
(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild)
0,1 (*)
Bilberries
Cranberries
Currants (red, black and white)
Gooseberries
Others
(e) Wild berries and wild fruit
0,1 (*)
(vi) MISCELLANEOUS
0,1 (*)
Avocados
Bananas
Dates
Figs
Kiwi
Kumquats
Litchis
Mangoes
Olives
Papaya
Passion fruit
Pineapples
Pomegranate
Others
2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry
(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES
0,1 (*)
Beetroot
Carrots
Cassava
Celeriac
Horseradish
Jerusalem artichokes
Parsnips
Parsley root
Radishes
Salsify
Sweet potatoes
Swedes
Turnips
Yam
Others
(ii) BULB VEGETSBLES
0,1 (*)
Garlic
Onions
Shallots
Spring onions
Others
(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES
(a) Solanacea
Tomatoes
0,5
Peppers
Aubergines
0,5
Okra
Others
0,1 (*)
(b) Cucurbits – edible peel
0,1 (*)
Cucumbers
Gherkins
Courgettes
Others
(c) Cucurbits – inedible peel
0,1 (*)
Melons
Squashes
Watermelons
Others
(d) Sweet corn
0,1 (*)
(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES
(a) Flowering brassica
0,1 (*)
Broccoli (including Calabrese)
Cauliflower
Others
(b) Head brassica
Brussels sprouts
0,5
Head cabbage
Others
0,1 (*)
(c) Leafy brassica
0,1 (*)
Chinese cabbage
Kale
Others
(d) Kohlrabi
0,1 (*)
(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS
0,1 (*)
(a) Lettuce and similar
Cress
Lamb’s lettuce
Lettuce
Scarole (broadleaf endive)
Others
(b) Spinach and similar
Spinach
Beet leaves (chard)
Others
(c) Watercress
(d) Witloof
(e) Herbs
Chervil
Chives
Parsley
Celery leaves
Others
(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)
Beans (with pods)
0,2
Beans (without pods)
Peas (with pods)
0,2
Peas (without pods)
Others
0,1 (*)
(vii) STEM VEGETABLES
0,1 (*)
Asparagus
Cardoons
Celery
Fennel
Globe artichokes
Leek
Rhubarb
Others
(viii) FUNGI
0,1 (*)
(a) Cultivated mushrooms
(b) Wild mushrooms
3. Pulses
0,1 (*)
Beans
Lentils
Peas
Others
4. Oil seeds
Linseed
Peanuts
Poppy seed
Sesame seed
Sunflower seed
Rape seed
Soya bean
0,2
Mustard seed
Cotton seed
Others
0,1 (*)
5. Potatoes
0,1 (*)
Early potatoes
Ware potatoes
6. Tea ( dried leaves and stalks, fermented or
0,1 (*)
other-wise, Camellia sinesis)
7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and
0,1 (*)
unconcentrated powder
(c) the group CARBENDIZIM shall be deleted ; and
(d) for columns 1 and 2 of the THIOPHANTE-METHYL group there shall be substituted
the following
Thiophanate-methyl
MRL (mg/kg)
1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by
freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts
(i) CITRUS FRUIT
0,1 (*)
Grape fruit
Lemons
Limes
Mandarins (including clementines and other
hybrids)
Oranges
Pomelos
Others
(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)
0,2
Almonds
Brazil nuts
Cashew nuts
Chestnuts
Coconuts
Hazelnuts
Macadamia
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Walnuts
Others
(iii) POME FRUIT
0,5
Apples
Pears
Quinces
Others
(iv) STONE FRUIT
Apricots
Cherries
0,3
Peaches (including nectarines and similar
hybrids)
Plums
0,3
Others
0,1 (*)
(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT
(a) Table and wine grapes
Table grapes
0,1 (*)
Wine grapes
(b) Strawberries (other than wild)
0,1 (*)
(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)
0,1 (*)
Blackberries
Dewberries
Loganberries
Raspberries
Others
(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild)
0,1 (*)
Bilberries
Cranberries
Currants (red, black and white)
Gooseberries
Others
(e) Wild berries and wild fruit
0,1 (*)
(vi) MISCELLANEOUS
0,1 (*)
Avocados
Bananas
Dates
Figs
Kiwi
Kumquats
Litchis
Mangoes
Olives
Papaya
Passion fruit
Pineapples
Pomegranate
Others
2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry
(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES
0,1 (*)
Beetroot
Carrots
Cassava
Celeriac
Horseradish
Jerusalem artichokes
Parsnips
Parsley root
Radishes
Salsify
Sweet potatoes
Swedes
Turnips
Yam
Others
(ii) BULB VEGETSBLES
0,1 (*)
Garlic
Onions
Shallots
Spring onions
Others
(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES
(a) Solanacea
Tomatoes
Peppers
Aubergines
Okra
Others
0,1 (*)
(b) Cucurbits – edible peel
0,1 (*)
Cucumbers
Gherkins
Courgettes
Others
(c) Cucurbits – inedible peel
0,3
Melons
Squashes
Watermelons
Others
(d) Sweet corn
0,1 (*)
(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES
(a) Flowering brassica
0,1 (*)
Broccoli (including Calabrese)
Cauliflower
Others
(b) Head brassica
Brussels sprouts
Head cabbage
Others
0,1 (*)
(c) Leafy brassica
0,1 (*)
Chinese cabbage
Kale
Others
(d) Kohlrabi
0,1 (*)
(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS
0,1 (*)
(a) Lettuce and similar
Cress
Lamb’s lettuce
Lettuce
Scarole (broadleaf endive)
Others
(b) Spinach and similar
Spinach
Beet leaves (chard)
Others
(c) Watercress
(d) Witloof
(e) Herbs
Chervil
Chives
Parsley
Celery leaves
Others
(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)
Beans (with pods)
0,1 (*)
Beans (without pods)
Peas (with pods)
0,1 (*)
Peas (without pods)
Others
0,1 (*)
(vii) STEM VEGETABLES
0,1 (*)
Asparagus
Cardoons
Celery
Fennel
Globe artichokes
Leek
Rhubarb
Others
(viii) FUNGI
0,1 (*)
(a) Cultivated mushrooms
(b) Wild mushrooms
3. Pulses
0,1 (*)
Beans
Lentils
Peas
Others
4. Oil seeds
Linseed
Peanuts
Poppy seed
Sesame seed
Sunflower seed
Rape seed
Soya bean
0,3
Mustard seed
Cotton seed
Others
0,1 (*)
5. Potatoes
0,1 (*)
Early potatoes
Ware potatoes
6. Tea ( dried leaves and stalks, fermented or
0,1 (*)
other-wise, Camellia sinesis)
7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and
0,1 (*)
unconcentrated powder
(*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
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