S.I. No. 179/2013 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st May, 2013. | ||
I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving full effect to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 899/2012 of 21 September 20121 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 34/2013 of 16 January 20132 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 35/2013 of 18 January 20133 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 212/2013 of 11 March 20134 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 241/2013 of 14 March 20135 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 251/2013 of 22 March 20136 and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 293/2013 of 20 March 20137 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2013. | ||
2. The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 565 of 2008 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1) by substituting for the definition of “Pesticide MRL Regulation”, (substituted by the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 497 of 2012 )), the following— | ||
“ ‘Pesticide MRL Regulation’ means Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 178/2006 of 1 February 2006, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 149/2008 of 29 January 2008, Regulation (EC) No. 299/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 260/2008 of 18 March 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 839/2008 of 31 July 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 256/2009 of 23 March 2009, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 822/2009 of 27 August 2009, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1050/2009 of 28 October 2009, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1097/2009 of 16 November 2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 304/2010 of 9 April 2010, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 459/2010 of 27 May 2010, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 600/2010 of 8 July 2010, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 750/2010 of 7 July 2010, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 893/2010 of 8 October 2010, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 310/2011 of 28 March 2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 460/2011 of 12 May 2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 508/2011 of 24 May 2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 520/2011 of 25 May 2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 524/2011 of 26 May 2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 559/2011 of 7 June 2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 812/2011 of 10 August 2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 813/2011 of 11 August 2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 978/2011 of 3 October 2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 270/2012 of 26 March 2012, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 322/2012 of 16 April 2012, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 441/2012 of 24 May 2012, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 473/2012 of 4 June 2012, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 556/2012 of 26 June 2012, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 592/2012 of 4 July 2012, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 899/2012 of 21 September 2012, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 897/2012 of 1 October 2012, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 34/2013 of 16 January 2013, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 35/2013 of 18 January 2013, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 212/2013 of 11 March 2013, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 241/2013 of 14 March 2013, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 251/2013 of 22 March 2013 and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 293/2013 of 20 March 2013;”. | ||
3. The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 497 of 2012 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
23 May 2013. | ||
SIMON COVENEY, | ||
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||
These Regulations amend the maximum residue levels (MRL) for certain plant protection products permissible in food and feed as provided for under Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005. | ||
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