Regulations, 2009

L.N. 14 of 2009

PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT

(CAP. 430)

Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides in Produce of Plant

and Animal Origin (Implementation of EC Regulation)

Regulations, 2009

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 4 and 5 of the

Pesticides Control Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs,

in consultation with the Prime Minister and the Minister for Social

Policy, has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Maximum Residue

Levels of Pesticides in Produce of Plant and Animal Origin

(Implementation of EC Regulation) Regulations 2009.

The regulations implement the provisions of Articles 30,

31, 34 and 38 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum

residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal

origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC.

The Malta Standards Authority is the competent authority

within the meaning of Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005.

The sanctions applicable for infringement of the provision

of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 shall be those provided for in

article 9 of the Pesticides Control Act.

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