S.I. No. 259/2006 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006


S.I. No. 259 of 2006

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) 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 2005/70/EC of 20 October 20051 and Commission Directive 2006/30/EC of 13 March 20062 hereby make the following Regulations-

1.   These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006.

2.   The European Communities (Pesticide Residues)(Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 180 of 1999 ) are amended -

(a)        in Regulation 2(1), by the substitution, for the definition of “Directive” (inserted by the European Communities (Pesticide Residues)(Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 106 of 2006 )), of -

“ ‘Directive’ means Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July 19863 , Council Directive 93/57/EEC of 29 June 19934 , Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 19945 , Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 19956 , and corrigenda to Council Directive 95/39/EC7 , Council Directive 96/33/EC of 21 May 19968 Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 19979 , Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 199710 , Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 199811 Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 199912 , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 200013 , Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200014 and corrigenda to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 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 2001/57/EC of 25 July 200120 , Commission Directive 2002/23/EC of 26 February 200221 , Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 200222 , Commission Directive 2002/66/EC of 16 July 200223 , Commission Directive 2002/71/EC of 19 August 200224 , Commission Directive 2002/79/EC of 2 October 200225 , Commission Directive 2002/97/EC of 16 December 200226 , Council Regulation (EC NO 807/2003 of 14 April 200327 Commission Directive 2003/60/EC of 18 June 200328 , Commission Directive 2003/113/EC of 3 December 200329 , Commission Directive 2003/118/EC of 5 December 200330 , Commission Directive 2004/2/EC of 9 January 200431 , Commission Directive 2004/61/EC of 26 April 200432 , Commission Directive 2005/46/EC of 8 July 200533 , Commission Directive 2005/48/EC of 23 August 200534 , (from 21 April 2006 Commission Directive 2005/70/EC of 20 October 2005 and from 14 September 2006) Commission Directive 2006/30/EC of 13 March 2006;”,

(b)        in Regulation 2(1) by the deletion of “(which is set out in the Schedule hereto)” wherever it occurs, and

(c)        by deleting the Schedule.

3.      The following are revoked -

(a)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I. No. 460 of 1999 ),

(b)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001 ( S.I. No. 137 of 2001 ),

(c)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2001 ( S.I. No.249 of 2001 ),

(d)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2001 ( S.I. No.620 of 2001 ),

(e)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No.534 of 2002 ),

(f)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003 ( S.I. No.270 of 2003 ),

(g)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2003 ( S.I. No.385 of 2003 ),

(h)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 ( S.I. No 118 of 2004 ),

(i)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2004 ( S.I. No 239 of 2004 ),

(j)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2004 ( S.I. No 577 of 2004 ),

(k)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 ( S.I. No 698 of 2005 ) and

(l)  European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006 ( S.I. No 106 of 2006 ).

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

11th May 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)

These Regulations amend existing regulations on the fixing of maximum residue levels for pesticides.

Commission Directive 2005/70/EC includes the maximum pesticide levels for bromoxynil, chlorpropham, ioxinyl, pyraclostrobin, quinoxyfen, trimethyl-sulfonium cation and glyphosate.

Commission Directive 2006/30/EC amends the maximum pesticide levels for the benomyl group.

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