Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides in Produce of Plant Origin (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 (L.N. 281 of 2005)

B 4086 L.N. 281 of 2005 PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT, 2001 (CAP. 430) Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides in Produce of Plant Origin (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 4 and 5 of the Pesticides Control Act 2001, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following regulations> 1. (1) These regulations shall be known as the Maximum Levels of Pesticides (Amendement) Regulations , 2005, and they shall be read and construed as one with the Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides in Produce of Plant Origin (Amendment) Regulations , 2004, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. (2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose the provisions found in European Council Directive 2004#95, amending Directive 90#642#EEC as regards the maximum residue levels of bifenthrin and famoxadone fixed therein, which has been transposed as Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides in Produce of Plant Origin Regulations, 2004. 2. The following maximum pesticide residue levels for bifenthrin are being added, and those for famoxadone are being subsitiuted in Schedule II to the Principal regulations according to the table hereunder>– Title and scope. L.N. 199 of 2004. Amendment to Schedule II of the principal regulations. B 4087 'Groups and examples of individual Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg) products to w hich the MRLs would apply B ifenthrin Famoxadon e I. Fruit, fres h, dried or uncooked, preserved by 0.1 0.02 (•} (p) freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts ( i} CITRUS FRUIT Grape fruit Lemons Limes Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids} Oranges Pomelos Others (ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) 0.05 (•) 0.02 (-}(p) Almonds Brazil nuts Cashew nuts Chestnuts Coconuts Hazelnuts Macadamia Pecans Pine nuts Pistachios Walnuts Others (iii ) POME FRUIT 0,3 0.02 (•) (p) Apples Pears Quinces B 4088 Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg) ' Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs would apply Bifenthrin Famoxadone Others ( i\') STONE FRUIT 0.2 0.02 (•) (p) Apricots Cherries Peaches ( including nectarines and similar hybrids) Plums Others (v) BERRI ES & SMALL FRUIT (a) Table anil wine grapes 0.2 2(p) Table grapes Wine grapes b) Strawberries (other than wild) 0.5 0.02(•)(p) cl Cane fruit (other than wild) 0.02 (•) (p) Blackberries 0.3 Dewberries Loganberries Raspberries 0.3( ·) Others 0.05 (·) (d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild) 0.05 (•) 0 ,02 (•) (p) Bilberries Cranberries C urrants (red. black and white) Gooseberries Others B 4089 ' Grour,s and examples of individual Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg) I products to which the MRLs would apply Bifenthrin Famoxadone (e) Wild berries and wild fruit 0.05 (·} 0.02 (·) (p) (vi) MISCELLANEOUS 0.02 (•) (p) Avocados Bananas 0.1 Dates Fig.s Kiwifruit Kumquats Lychees Mangoes Olives Passion fruit Pineapples Pomegranate Others 0,05(•) 2 . Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry (i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES 0,05 (•} 0,02 (·} (p) Beetroot Carrots Celeriac Horseradish Jerusalem anichokes Parsnips Parsley root B 4090 'Groups and examples of individual Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg) products to which the MRLs would apply Bifenthrin Famoxadone Radishes Salsify Sweet potatoes Swedes Turnips Yam Others (ii) BULB VEGETABLES 0.05(•) 0.02(•) (p) Garlic Onions Shallots Spring onions Others (iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES ( a) Solanacea 0.2 Tomatoes 1 (p) Peppers Aubergines 0.2 (p) Others 0.02( •) (p) (bl Cucurbits • edible peel 0.1 0.2 (p) Cucumbers Gherkins . B 4091 ' Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs would apply Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg) Bifenthrin Famoxadone Courgettes Others cl Cucurbits-inedible peel 0.05(•) Melons OJ (p) Squashes Watermelons Others 0,02 0.05( •) 0,02 (•) (p) (d) Sweet com (iv) BRASSlCA VEGETABLES 0.02(·) (p) (a ) Flowering brassica 0.2 Broccoli (including Calabrese) Cauliflower Others (b) Head brassica 1 Brussels sprouts Head cabbage Others (c) Leafy brassica 0.05 (•) Chi nese cabbage Kale Others (d) Kohlrabi 0.05 (•) (v ) LEAF VEGETABLES & FRESH HERBS 0.02 (•) (p) (a) Lettuce and similar 2 B 4092 ' Groups and examples of individual Pesticide res idue and maximum residue level (mg/kg) products to which the MRLs would apply Bifenthrin Famoxadone Cress Lamb's lettuce Lettuce Scarole (broad-leaf endive) Others b) Spinach and similar 0.05(•) Spinach Beet leaves,£ chard) Others (c) Water cress 0,05 (•) (d) Witloof 0,05 (•) (e) Herbs 0,05 (•) Chervil Chives . Pars ley Celery leaves Others (vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh) 0.02 (' ) (p) Beans (v,ith pods) 0.5 Beans (without pods) Peas (with pods) 0,1 Peas (without pods ) Others 0.05 (•) B 4093 ' Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs would apply Pesticide res idue and maximum residue level (mg/kg) Bifenthrin Famoxadone (vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh) 0.05 (· ) 0.02 (· ) (p) Asparagus Cardoons Celery Fennel Globe artichokes Leek Rhubarb Others 0.05(·) 0.02 (·) (p) (viii) FUNGI (a) Cultivated mushrooms (b) Wild mushrooms 3. Pulses 0.05 (•) 0,02 (•) (p) Beans Lentils Peas Others 4. Oilseeds 0.1 (•) 0.05 (•)(p) Linseed Peanuts Poppy seed Sesame seed Sunflower seed Rape seed B 4094 · Groups and examples of individual Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg) products to which the MRLs would apply Bifenthrin Famoxadone Soya bean Mustard seed Conon seed Others 5. Potatoes 0.05 (·) 0.02 (•)(p) Early potatoes Ware potatoes 6. Tea (dried leaves and stalks. fermented or other- 5 0.05 (· ) (p) wise, Camellia sincnsis) 7 . Hops (dried). including hop pellets and 10 0.0S(•)(p) unconcentrated powder (') Indicates lower limit of analytical detennination (p) Indicates that the maximum residue level has been established provisionally in accordance with Article 4( I Xt) of Directive 91/414/EEC'