S.I. No. 240/2004 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004


I, JOE WALSH, 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 Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 19861 as amended by Council Directive 88/298/EEC of 16 May 19882 , Council Directive 93/57/EEC of 29 June 19933 , Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 19944 , Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 19955 , Council Directive 96/33/EC of 21 May 19966 , Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 19977 , Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 19978 , Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 19989 , Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 199910 , Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 199911 , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 200012 , Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200013 and the corrigenda to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200014 , Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 200015 , Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 200016 , Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 200017 , Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 200018 , Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 200119 , Commission Directive 2001/48/EC of 28 June 200120 , Commission Directive 2001/57/EC of 25 July 200121 , Commission Directive 2002/23/EC of 26 February 200222 , Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 200223 , Commission Directive 2002/66/EC of 16 July 200224 , Commission Directive 2002/71/EC of 19 August 200225 , Commission Directive 2002/76/EC of 6 September 200226 , Commission Directive 2002/79/EC of 2 October 200227 , Commission Directive 2002/97/EC of 16 December 200228 , Commission Directive 2003/60/EC of 18 June 200329 , Commission Directive 2003/62/EC of 20 June 200330 , Commission Directive 2003/113/EC of 3 December 200331 , Commission Directive 2003/118/EC of 5 December 200332 and Commission Directive 2004/2/EC of 9 January 200433 hereby make the following Regulations—

(a) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 and shall come into operation on 1 August 2004.

2.  The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 181 of 1999 ) is amended in Regulation 2(1) by substituting for the definition of “Directive” the following—

“ ‘Directive’ means Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 as amended by Council Directive 88/298/EEC of 16 May 1988, Council Directive 93/57/EEC of 29 June 1993, Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 1994, Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 1995, Council Directive 96/33/EC of 21 May 1996, Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997, Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997, Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 1998, Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999, Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999, Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000, Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000, Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 2000; Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000, Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 2000, Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 2000, Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 2001, Commission Directive 2001/48/EC of 28 June 2001, Commission Directive 2001/57/EC of 25 July 2001, Commission Directive 2002/23/EC of 26 February 2002, Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 2002, Commission Directive 2002/66/EC of 16 July 2002, Commission Directive 2002/71/EC of 19 August 2002, Commission Directive 2002/76/EC of 6 September 2002, Commission Directive 2002/79/EC of 2 October 2002, Commission Directive 2002/97/EC of 16 December 2002, Commission Directive 2003/60/EC of 18 June 2003, Commission Directive 2003/62/EC of 20 June 2003 and Commission Directive 2003/113/EC of 3 December 2003, Commission Directive 2003/118/EC of 5 December 2003 and Commission Directive 2004/2/EC of 9 January 2004;”.

/images/seal.jpg

 GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of May 2004.

JOE WALSH,

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.

1 O.J. No. L221, 07.08.1986, p. 37.

2 O.J. No. L126, 20.05.1988, p. 53.

3 O.J. No. L211, 23.08.1993, p. 1.

4 O.J. No. L189, 23.07.1994, p. 67.

5 O.J. No. L197, 22.08.1995, p. 29.

6 O.J. No. L144, 18.06.1996, p. 35.

7 O.J. No. L184, 12.07.1997, p. 33.

8 O.J. No. L347, 18.12.1997, p. 42.

9 O.J. No. L290, 29.10.1998, p. 25.

10 O.J. No. L172, 08.07.1999, p. 40.

11 O.J. No. L194, 27.07.1999, p. 36.

12 O.J. No. L107, 04.05.2000, p. 28.

13 O.J. No. L158, 30.06.2000, p. 51.

14 O.J. No. L262, 17.10.2000, p. 46.

15 O.J. No. L197, 03.08.2000, p. 26.

16 O.J. No. L244, 29.09.2000, p. 78.

17 O.J. No. L326, 22.12.2000, p. 56.

18 O.J. No. L3, 06.01.2001, p. 18.

19 O.J. No. L148, 01.06.2001, p. 70.

20 O.J. No. L180, 03.07.2001, p. 26.

21 O.J. No. L208, 01.08.2001, p. 36.

22 O.J. No. L164, 07.03.2002, p. 13.

23 O.J. No. L134, 22.05.2002, p. 29.

24 O.J. No. L192, 20.07.2002, p. 47.

25 O.J. No. L225, 22.08.2002, p. 21.

26 O.J. No. L240, 07.09.2002, p. 45.

27 O.J. No. L291, 28.10.2002, p. 1.

28 O.J. No. L343, 18.12.2003, p. 23.

29 O.J. No. L155 of 24.6.2003, p. 15.

30 O.J. No. L154 of 21.6.2003, p. 70.

31 O.J. No. L324 of 11.12.2003, p. 24.

32 O.J. No. L327 of 16.12.2003, p. 25.

33 O.J. No. L14 of 21.1.2004, p. 10.