European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 250 of 2001)

S.I. No. 250 of 2001 European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) 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 86/362/EEC of 24 July 19861 as amended by Council Directive 88/298/EEC of 16 May 19882, Council Directive 93/57/EEC of 29 June 19933, Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 19944, Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 19955, 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 1999/65/EC of 24 June 199910, Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 199911, Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 200012, Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 200013; and Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 200014, Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200015 and the corrigenda to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200016, Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 200017 and Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 200018, hereby make the following Regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2001. (2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of July 2001. 2. In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities(Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No. 181 of 1999). 1 O.J. No. L221/37 of 7/8/1986 2 O.J. No. L126/53 of 20/5/1988 3 O.J. No. L211/1 of 23/8/1993 4 O.J. No. L189/67 of 23/7/1994 5 O.J. No. L197/29 of 22/8/1995 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. L172/40 of 8/7/1999 11 O.J. No. L194/36 of 27/7/1999 12 O.J. No. L107/28 of 4/5/2000 13 O.J. No. L197/26 of 3/8/2000 14 O.J. No. L244/78 of 29/9/2000 15 O.J. No. L158/51 of 30/6/2000 16 O.J. No. L262/46 of 17/10/2000 17 O.J. No. L326/56 of 22/12/2000 18 O.J. No. L3/18 of 6/1/2001 2 “the Directive” means Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 19861 as amended by Council Directive 88/298/EEC of 16 May 19882, Council Directive 93/57/EEC of 29 June 19933, Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 19944, Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 19955, 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 1999/65/EC of 24 June 199910, Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 199911, Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 200012, Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 200013, Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 200014, Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200015 and the corrigenda to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200016, Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 200017 and Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 200018. 3. Annex II of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the replacement of the following entries to Annex II: ‘ Pesticide Residues Maximum Residue levels in mg/kg (ppm) Ethephon 0.05 (*) Cereals others Fenarimol 0.02 (*) Cereals Diazinon 0.02 (*) Cereals Chlormequat 0.05 (*) Cereals others Triazophos 0.02 (*) Cereals Fenvalerate and Esfenvalerate Sum of RR and SS isomers 0.2 Barley, 0.2 Oats, 0.05 Rye, 0.05 Triticale, 0.05 Wheat, 0.02 (*) Cereals others Fenvalerate and Esfenvalerate Sum of RS and SR isomers 0.05 Barley, 0.05 Oats, 0.02 (*) Cereals others Pesticide Residues Maximum Residue levels in mg/kg (ppm) (*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination. 1 O.J. No. L221/37 of 7/8/1986 2 O.J. No. L126/53 of 20/5/1988 3 O.J. No. L211/1 of 23/8/1993 4 O.J. No. L189/67 of 23/7/1994 5 O.J. No. L197/29 of 22/8/1995 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. L172/40 of 8/7/1999 11 O.J. No. L194/36 of 27/7/1999 12 O.J. No. L107/28 of 4/5/2000 13 O.J. No. L197/26 of 3/8/2000 14 O.J. No. L244/78 of 29/9/2000 15O.J. No. L158/51 of 30/6/2000 16O.J. No. L262/46 of 17/10/2000 17O.J. No. L326/56 of 22/12/2000 18O.J. No. L3/18 of 6/1/2001 3 Carbofuran Sum of carbofuran and 3-hydro-xycarbofuran expressed as carbofuran 0.1 (*) Cereals Benfuracarb 0.05 (*) Cereals Endosulfan Sum of alpha-and-beta somers and endosulfan-sulfate expressed as endosulfan 0.05 (*) Cereals Phorate (sum of phorate, its oxygen analogue and their sulphoxides and sulfones expressed as phorate) 0.05 (*) Cereals Thiabendazole 0.05 (*) Cereals (*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination. ’ 4. Annex II of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the addition of the following entries to Annex II: ‘ Pesticide Residues Maximum Residue levels in mg/kg (ppm) Spiroxamine 0.3 (P) Barley 0.3 (P) Oats 0.05(P)(*) Cereals others Azinphos-ethyl 0.05(*) Chlozolinate 0.05(*)(+) Dinoterb 0.05(*) DNOC 0.05 (*)(#) Monolinuron 0.05 (*)(#) Propham 0.05 (*) Pyrazophos 0.05 (*)(#) Tecnazene 0.05 (*)(+) (*) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination. (#) These measures shall apply from 1 July 2002. (+) These measures shall apply from 1 July 2003. (P) Indicates provisional maximum residue level. This maximum residue level will cease to be provisional in 2005. ’ 4 GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 31st day of May 2001 L.S. 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 amend existing Regulations on the fixing of maximum residue levels for pesticides in and on cereals. Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2. Pn No. : 10083