S.I. No. 35/1996 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996.


S.I. No. 35 of 1996.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (PESTICIDE RESIDUES) (FOODSTUFFS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1996.

I, IVAN YATES, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, 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 95/39/EC of 17 July, 1995(1) hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)O.J. No. L197 of 22—8-1995.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996, and shall come into operation on 14 day of February 1996.

(2) The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) Regulations 1995, and these Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) Regulations 1988 to 1996, and shall be construed together as one.

2. In these Regulations—

"the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 217 of 1988 ).

3. The Schedule to the Principle Regulations is hereby amended by:

( a ) the insertion in Annex II Part A (as amended by the 1995 Regulations) after entry No. 16, of the following text:

"

17.18.

METHIDATHION

PIRIMIPHOSMETHYL

0.02*

0.05*

0.02*

0.05*

0.02*

0.05*

"

( b ) the insertion in Annex II, Section B (as last amended by the 1995 Regulations) after entry No. 26, of the following text:

"

27. METHOMYL THIODICARB

Residue: sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl

0.02*

0.02*

0.02*

28. AMITRAZ

Residues: amitraz plus all metabolites containing 2.4 dimethylamiline expressed as amitraz

Poultrymeat

0.2*

0.02*

29. ALDICARB

Residue: sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide and its sulfone expressed as aldicarb

0.01*

0.01*

0.01*

30. THIABENDAZOLE

Residue: sum of thiabendazole and 5—hydroxythiabendazole

0.1

(with the exception of meat and other ovine, bovine and caprine products)

0.1*

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of February, 1996.

IVAN YATES,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend existing ones by extending the list of pesticides for which residue maximum levels have been set.