European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003 (S.I. No. 272 of 2003)

S.I. No. 272 of 2003 European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003 I, Joe Walsh, 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 2002/97/EC of 16 December 20021 hereby make the following Regulations 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003 and come into operation on 1 July 2003. 2. The European Communities (Pesticide Residues)(Cereals) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 181 of 1999) is amended, in the Schedule, by the addition of the following matter to Part A of Annex II Pesticide Residues Maximum Residue levels in mg/kg 2,4-D (sumof 2,4-D and its esters expressed as 2,4-D) 0.05 (*) (p) cereals Triasulfuron 0.05 (*) (p) cereals Thifensulfuron methyl 0.05 (*) (p) cereals (*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination. (p) indicates provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC: unless amended, this level will become definitive with effect from 4 years from date of coming into force of this Directive. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 26 June 2003 Joe Walsh Minister for Agriculture and Food. 1 O.J. No. L 343, 18.12.2002, p. 23 2 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. Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2. Prn No. : 510 Price : €0.51