S.I. No. 492/2006 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2006


S.I. No. 492 of 2006

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 3) 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 2006/61/EC of 7 July 20061 and Commission Directive 2006/62/EC of 12 July 20062 , hereby make the following Regulations-

1.         These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2006.

2.   The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No 181 of 1999 ) are amended in Regulation 2 (1) by substituting for the definition of “Directive” (inserted by the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 260 of 2006 ) ), the following -

“ ‘Directive’ means Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 19863 as amended by Council Directive 88/298/EEC of 16 May 19884 , Council Directive 90/654/EEC of 4 December 19905 , Council Directive 93/57/EEC of 29 June 19936 , Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 19947 , Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 19958 , Council Directive 96/33/EC of 21 May 19969 , Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 199710 , Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 199711 , Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 199812 , Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 199913 , Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 199914 , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 200015 , Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 199916 , Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 199917 , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 200018 , Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200019 and the corrigenda to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200020 , Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 200021 ; Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 200022 Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 200023 , Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 200024 , Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 200125 , Commission Directive 2001/48/EC of 28 June 200126 , Commission Directive 2001/57/EC of 25 July 200127 , Commission Directive 2002/23/EC of 26 February 200228 , Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 200229 , Commission Directive 2002/66/EC of 16 July 200230 , Commission Directive 2002/71/EC of 19 August 200231 , Commission Directive 2002/76/EC of 6 September 200232 , Commission Directive 2002/79/EC of 2 October 200233 , Commission Directive 2002/97/EC of 16 December 200234 , Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 of 14 April 200335 Commission Directive 2003/60/EC of 18 June 200336 Commission Directive 2003/62/EC of 20 June 200337 Commission Directive 2003/113/EC of 3 December 200338 , Commission Directive 2003/118/EC of 5 December 200339 , Commission Directive 2004/2/EC of 9 January 200440 , Commission Directive 2004/61/EC of 26 April 200441 , Commission Directive 2005/37/EC of 3 June 200542 , Commission Directive 2005/46/EC of 8 July 200543 Commission Directive 2005/48/EC of 23 August 200544 , Commission Directive 2005/70/EC of 20 October 200545 , Commission Directive 2005/76/EC of 8 November 200546 , Commission Directive 2006/4/EC of 26 January 200647 , (from 14 September 2006) Commission Directive 2006/30/EC of 13 March 200648 , (from 20 January 2007) Commission Directive 2006/61/EC of 7 July 2006 and (from 20 January 2008 Commission Directive 2006/62/EC of 12 July 2006;”,

 

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

14th September 2006

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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 in and on cereals.

Commission Directive 2006/61/EC amends the levels of atrazine, azinphos-ethyl ethephon and triazophos.

Commission Directive 2006/62/EC amends the levels of desmedipham phenmedipham and chlorfenvinphos.

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