S.I. No. 21/2015 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 27th January, 2015.

I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving full effect to Commission Regulation (EU) No 491/2014 of 5 May 20141 , Commission Regulation (EU) 617/2014 of 3 June 20142 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 703/2014 of 19 June 20143 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 737/2014 of 24 June 20144 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 752/2014 of 24 June 20145 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 991/2014 of 19 September 20146 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 1096/2014 of 15 October 20147 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 1119/2014 of 16 October 20148 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 1126/2014 of 17 October 20149 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 1127/2014 of 20 October 201410 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1146/2014 of 23 October 201411 hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.

2. TheEuropean Communities (Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No.565 of 2008 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1) by substituting for the definition of “Pesticide MRL Regulation”, (as amended by the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 252 of 2014 )), the following—

“‘Pesticide MRL Regulation’ means Regulation (EC) No.396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 200512 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 178/2006 of 1 February 200613 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 149/2008 of 29 January 200814 , Regulation (EC) No. 299/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 200815 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 260/2008 of 18 March 200816 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 839/2008 of 31 July 200817 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 256/2009 of 23 March 200918 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 822/2009 of 27 August 200919 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1050/2009 of 28 October 200920 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1097/2009 of 16 November 200921 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 304/2010 of 9 April 201022 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 459/2010 of 27 May 201023 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 750/2010 of 7 July 201024 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 893/2010 of 8 October 201025 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 310/2011 of 28 March 201126 , Commission Regulation (EU) No.508/2011 of 24 May 201127 , Commission Regulation (EU) No.520/2011 of 25 May 201128 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 524/2011 of 26 May 201129 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 559/2011 of 7 June 201130 , Commission Regulation (EU) No.812/2011 of 10 August 201131 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 813/2011 of 11 August 201132 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 978/2011 of 3 October 201133 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 270/2012 of 26 March 201234 , Commission Regulation (EU) No.322/2012 of 16 April 201235 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 441/2012 of 24 May 201236 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 473/2012 of 4 June 201237 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 556/2012 of 26 June 201238 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 592/2012 of 4 July 201239 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 899/2012 of 21 September 201240 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 897/2012 of 1 October 201241 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 34/2013 of 16 January 201342 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 212/2013 of 11 March 201343 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 241/2013 of 14 March 201344 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 251/2013 of 22 March 201345 ,Commission Regulation (EU) No 293/2013 of 20 March 201346 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 500/2013 of 30 May 201347 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 668/2013 of 12 July 201348 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 772/2013 of 8 August 201349 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 777/2013 of 12 August 201350 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 834/2013 of 30 August 201351 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 1004/2013 of 15 October 201352 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 1138/2013 of 8 November 201353 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 1317/2013 of 16 December 201354 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 36/2014 of 16 January 201455 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 51/2014 of 20 January 201456 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 61/2014 of 24 January 201457 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 79/2014 of 29 January 201458 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 87/2014 of 31 January 201459 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 289/2014 of 21 March 201460 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2014 of 27 March 201461 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 364/2014 of 4 April 201462 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 398/2014 of 22 April 201463 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 491/2014 of 5 May 2014, Commission Regulation (EU) 617/2014 of 3 June 2014, Commission Regulation (EU) No 703/2014 of 19 June 2014, Commission Regulation (EU) No 737/2014 of 24 June 2014, Commission Regulation (EU) No 752/2014 of 24 June 2014, Commission Regulation (EU) No 991/2014 of 19 September 2014, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1096/2014 of 15 October 2014, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1119/2014 of 16 October 2014, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1126/2014 of 17 October 2014, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1127/2014 of 20 October 2014 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1146/2014 of 23 October 2014;”.

3. The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 252 of 2014) are revoked.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

19 January 2015.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations amend the maximum residue levels (MRL) for certain plant protection products permissible in food and feed as provided for under Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

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