S.I. No. 136/2001 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001

I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 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 76/895/EEC of 23 November 1976¹ , as amended by Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997⁹ , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000¹⁰ , and Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 2000¹¹ .

1.       These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001 and shall come into operation on the 1st day of April 2001.

2.       In these Regulations -

“the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations, 1989 ( S.I. No. 105 of 1989 ).

““the Directive” means Council Directive 76/895/EEC of 23 November 1976¹ , as amended by Commission Directive 80/428/EEC of 28 March 1980² , Council Directive 81/36/EEC of 9 February 1981³ , Council Directive 82/528/EEC of 19 July 1982⁴ , Council Directive 88/298/EEC of 16 May 1988⁵ , Council Directive 89/186/EEC of 6 March 1989⁶ , Council Directive 93/58/EEC of 29 June 1993⁷ , Council Directive 96/32/EC of 21 May 1996⁸ , Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997⁹ , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000¹⁰ and Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 2000¹¹ ;”,

3.       The Principal Regulations are hereby amended in Annex II by the following: -

“The entry of ‘3’ for Folpet in wine grapes is replaced by ‘10’,”.

Explanatory Note

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

These Regulations amend existing Regulations.

¹ O.J. No. L340/26 09.12.1976

⁹ O.J. No. L184/33 12.07.1997

¹⁰ O.J. No. L107/28 04.05.2000

¹¹ O.J. No. L244/76 29.09.2000

¹ O.J. No. L340/26 09.12.1976

² O.J. No. L102/26 19.04.1980

³ O.J. No. L46/33 19.02.1981

⁴ O.J. No. L234/1 09.08.1982

⁵ O.J. No. L126/53 20.05.1988

⁶ O.J. No. L66/36 10.03.1989

⁷ O.J. No. L211/6 23.08.1993

⁸ O.J. No. L144/12 18.06.1996

⁹ O.J. No. L184/33 12.07.1997

¹⁰ O.J. No. L107/28 04.05.2000

¹¹ O.J. No. L244/76 29.09.2000