European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002 (S.I. No. 526 of 2002)

S.I. No. 526 of 2002 European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002 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 76/895/EEC of 23 November 19761, as amended by Commission Directive 80/428/EEC of 28 March 19802, Council Directive 81/36/EEC of 9 February 19813, Council Directive 85/528/EEC of 19 July 19824, Council Directive 88/298/EEC of 16 May 19885, Council Directive 89/186/EEC of 6 March 19896, Council Directive 93/58/EEC of 29 June 19937, Council Directive 96/32/EEC of 21 May 19968, Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 19979 , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 200010, Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 200011, Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 200012, Commission Directive 2002/66/EC of 16 July 200213, Commission Directive 2002/71/EC of 19 August 200214 and Commission Directive 2002/79/EC of 2 October 200215 hereby make the following Regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002. (2) These Regulations shall come into operation in respect of Lindane on 1 December 2002, in respect of Dimethoate, Omethoate, Formothion, Oxydemeton-methyl, Demeton-S-methyl and Demeton-S-methylsulfone on 1 January 2003, in respect of Parathion on 1 May 2003 and in respect of bromopropylate on 1 August 2003. 2. Annex II of the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations, 1989 (S. I. No. 105 of 1989) is amended by the deletion of the entries relating to azinphos-ethyl, lindane, parathion, dimethoate, omethoate, formothion, oxydemeton-methyl, demeton-S-methyl, demeton-S-methylsulfone and bromopropylate. 1 O.J. No. L340, 09.1.1976, p. 26. 2 O.J. No. L102, 19.04.1980, p.26. 3 O.J. No. L46, 19.02.1981, p. 33. 4 O.J. No. L234, 09.08.1982, p. 1. 5 O.J. No. L126, 20.05.1988, p. 53. 6 O.J. No. L66, 10.03.1989, p. 36. 7 O.J. No. L211, 23.08.1993, p. 6. 8 O.J. No. L144, 18.06.1996, p. 12. 9 O.J. No. L184, 12.07.7997, p. 33. 10 O.J. No. L107, 04.05.2000, p. 28. 11 O.J. No. L244, 29.09.2000, p 76. 12 O.J. No. L 3, 06.01.2001, p. 18. 13 O.J. No. L192, 20.07.2002, p. 47. 14 O.J. No. L225, 22.08.2002, p21. 15 O.J. No. L291, 28.10.2002, p1. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 2002 L.S. Joe Walsh Minister for Agriculture and Food 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 levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables. Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2. Pn No. : Price : Postage