S.I. No. 137/2001 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (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 86/363/EEC of 24 July 1986¹ , Council Directive 93/57/EEC of 29 June 1993² , Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 1994³ , Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 1995⁴ and the corrigenda to Council Directive 95/39/EC⁵ , Council Directive 96/33/EC of 21 May 1996⁶ , Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997⁷ , Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997⁸ , Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 1998⁹ , Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999¹⁰ , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000¹¹ , and Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000¹² , hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of April 2001.

2. In these Regulations -

“the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I. No. 180 of 1999 ).

“the Directive” means Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July 1986¹ , as amended by Council Directive 93/57/EEC of 29 June 1993² , Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 1994³ , Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 1995⁴ and the corrigenda to Council Directive 95/39/EC⁵ , Council Directive 96/33/EC of 21 May 1996⁶ , Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997⁷ , Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997⁸ , Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 1998⁹ , Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999¹⁰ , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000¹¹ , and Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000¹² ;

3. Part B Annex II of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended as follows:

(a) by the addition of the following entry to Part B Annex II:

“

Maximum levels in mg/kg (ppm)

Pesticide Residues

Of meat including Fat, preparations of Meat, offals and animal fats listed in Annex I under Heading Nos ex 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205 00 00, 0206, 0207, ex 0208, 0209 00, 0210, 1601 00 and 1602

for milk and milk products listed in Annex 1 under Heading Nos 0401, 0402, 0405 00 and 0406

of shelled fresh eggs, for birds' eggs and egg yokes listed in Annex 1 under Heading Nos 0407 00 and 0408

‘Kresoxim methyl (residue 490M9⁽¹⁾ for milk and 490M1 ⁽²⁾ for meat, liver, fat and kidney expressed as kresoxim methyl)

0.02(*) ^(p) Meat, liver, fat

0.05 ^(p) Kidney

0.05(*) ^(p)

0.02(*) ^(p)

”

These will cease to be provisional on 19 Oct 2004.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

this 30th day of March 2001

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 “Kresoxim methyl” to Annex II and also a provisional maximum residue level for this substance.

¹ O.J. No. L221/43 of 7/8/1986

² O.J. No. L211/1 of 23/8/1993

³ O.J. No. L189/67 of 23/7/1994

⁴ O.J. No. L197/29 of 22/8/1995

⁵ O.J. No. L164/23 of 3/7/1996

⁶ O.J. No. L144/35 of 18/6/1996

⁷ O.J. No. L184/33 of 12/7/1997

⁸ O.J. No. L347/42 of 18/12/1997

⁹ O.J. No. L290/25 of 29/10/1998

¹⁰ O.J. No. L1947/36 of 27/7/1999

¹¹ O.J. No. L107/28 of 4/5/2000

¹² O.J. No. L244/78 of 29/9/2000

¹ O.J. No. L221/43 of 7/8/1986

² O.J. No. L211/1 of 23/8/1993

³ O.J. No. L189/67 of 23/7/1994

⁴ O.J. No. L197/29 of 22/8/1995

⁵ O.J. No. L164/23 of 3/7/1996

⁶ O.J. No. L144/35 of 18/6/1996

⁷ O.J. No. L184/33 of 12/7/1997

⁸ O.J. No. L347/42 of 18/12/1997

⁹ O.J. No. L290/25 of 29/10/1998

¹⁰ O.J. No. L194/36 of 27/7/1999

¹¹ O.J. No. L107/28 of 4/5/2000

¹² O.J. No. L244/78 of 29/9/2000

⁽¹⁾ 490M9 = 2-[2-(4-hydroxy-2-methylphenoxymethyl)phenyl]-2-methoxy-imino-acetic acid.

⁽²⁾ 490M1 = 2-methoxyimino-2-[2-(o-tolyloxymethy)phenyl]acetic acid.’

(*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

^(p) indicates provisional maximum residue level.

(*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

^(p) indicates provisional maximum residue level.

(*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.

^(p) indicates provisional maximum residue level.