S.I. No. 458/1999 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, Including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999.

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 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990¹ , as amended by Council Directive 93/58/EEC of 29 June 1993² and the corrigenda to Council Directive 93/58/EEC³ , Council Directive 94/30/EC of 23 June 1994⁴ , Council Directive 95/38/EC of 17 July 1995⁵ and the corrigenda to Council Directive 95/38/EC⁶ , Council Directive 95/61/EC of 29 November 1995⁷ , Council Directive 96/32/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 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999¹² and Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999¹³ , hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 2000.

2. (1) In these Regulations—

“the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I. No. 179 of 1999 ).

“the Directive” means Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990¹ , as amended by Council Directive 93/58/EEC of 29 June 1993² and the corrigenda to Council Directive 93/58/EEC³ , Council Directive 94/30/EC of 23 June 1994⁴ , Council Directive 95/38/EC of 17 July 1995⁵ and the corrigenda to Council Directive 95/38/EC⁶ , Council Directive 95/61/EC of 29 November 1995⁷ , Council Directive 96/32/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 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999¹² and Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999¹³ .

3. >Annex II of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the addition of the following entry to Annex II:

“First Schedule Part 2 Annex II

Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)

Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply	Azoxystrobin
1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts
(1)	(6a)
I) CITRUS FRUIT	0.05(p) (*)
Grapefruit
Lemons
Limes
Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids)
Oranges
Pomelos
Others
II) TREE NUTS	0.1(p) (*)
(shelled or unshelled)
Almonds
Brazil nuts
Cashew nuts
Chestnuts
Coconuts
Hazelnuts
Macadamia
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Walnuts
Others
III) POME FRUIT	0.05(p) (*)
Apples
Pears
Quinces
Others
IV) STONE FRUIT	0.05(p) (*)
Apricots
Cherries
Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids)
Plums
Others
V) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT
a) Table and wine grapes	2
b) Strawberries (other than wild)	0.05(p) (*)
c) Cane fruit (other than wild)	0.05(p) (*)
Blackberries
Dewberries
Loganberries
Raspberries
Others
d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild)	0.05(p) (*)
Bilberries (fruit of species Vaccinium myrtyllus)
Cranberries
Currants (red, black and white)
Gooseberries
Others
e) Wild berries and wild fruit	0.05(p) (*)
VI) MISCELLANEOUS FRUIT
Avocados
Bananas	0.1
Dates
Figs
Kiwis
Kumquats
Litchis
Mangoes
Olives
Passion fruit
Pineapples
Pomegranates
Others	0.05(p) (*)
2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry	0.05(p) (*)
1) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES
Beetroot
Carrots
Celeriac
Horseradish
Jerusalem artichokes
Parsnips
Parsley root
Radishes
Salsify
Sweet potatoes
Swedes
Turnips
Yams
Others
II) BULB VEGETABLES
Garlic
Onions
Shallots
Spring onions
Others
III) FRUITING VEGETABLES
a) Solanacea
Tomatoes
Peppers
Aubergines
Others
b) Cucurbits — edible peel
Cucumbers
Gherkins
Courgettes
Others
c) Cucurbits — inedible peel
Melons
Squashes
Watermelons
Others
d) Sweet corn
IV) BRASSICA VEGETABLES
a) Flowering brassica
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Others
b) Head brassica
Brussels sprouts
Head cabbage
Others
c) Leafy brassica
Chinese cabbage
Kale
Others
d) Kohlrabi
V) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS
a) Lettuce and similar
Cress
Lamb's lettuce
Lettuce
Scarole
Others
b) Spinach and similar
Spinach
Beet leaves (chard)
Others
c) Watercress
d) Witloof
e) Herbs
Chervil
Chives
Parsley
Celery leaves
Others
VI) LEGUME VEGETABLES
(fresh)
Beans (with pods)
Beans (without pods)
Peas (with pods)
Peas (without pods)
Others
VII) STEM VEGETABLES
(fresh)
Asparagus
Cardoons
Celery
Fennel
Globe artichokes
Leek
Rhubarb
Others
VIII) FUNGI
a) Cultivated mushrooms
b) Wild mushrooms
3. Pulses	0.05(p) (*)
Beans
Lentils
Peas
Others
4. Oil seed	0.05(p) (*)
Linseed
Peanuts
Poppy seeds
Sesame seed
Sunflower seed
Rape seed
Soya bean
Mustard seed
Cotton seed
Others
5. Potatoes	0.05(p) (*)
Early and ware potatoes
6. Tea (Black tea processed from the leaves of Camellia sinensis	0.1(p) (*)
7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder	0.1(p) (*)

	GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 22nd day of December, 1999.
	JOE WALSH,
	Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

These Regulations insert an additional pesticide residue “Azoxystrobin” to Annex II and also a provisional maximum residue level for this substance.

¹O.J. No. L350 of 14/12/1990.

2 O.J. No. L211 of 23/8/1993.

3 O.J. No. L219 of 24/8/1994.

4 O.J. No. L189 of 23/7/1994.

5 O.J. No. L197 of 22/8/1995.

6 O.J. No. L155 of 28/6/1996.

7 O.J. No. L292 of 07/12/1995.

8 O.J. No. L144 of 18/6/1996.

9 O.J. No. L184 of 12/7/1997.

10 O.J. No. L347 of 18/12/1997.

11 O.J. No. L290 of 29/10/1998.

12 O.J. No. L172 of 8/7/1999.

13 O.J. No. L194 of 27/7/1999.

1 O.J. No. L350 of 14/12/1990.