S.I. No. 459/2000 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000.

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 and Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July, 1999¹¹ and Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000¹² , hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January 2001.

2. In these Regulations—

“the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I. No. 181 of 1999 ).

“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 and Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000¹² .

3. Annex II of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended as follows:

(a) by the addition of the following entry to Annex II:

Pesticide residues	Maximum levels (mg/kg)
78 Barban	0.05^(*)
79 Chlorobenzilate	0.02^(*)
80 Chlorbufam	0.05^(*)
81 Chlorbenside	0.01^(*)
82 Chloroxuron	0.05^(*)
83 Aramite	0.01^(*)
84 Chlorfenson	0.01^(*)
85 Methoxychlor	0.01^(*)
86 1.1-dichloro-2.2-bis (4-ethyl-phenyl-) ethane	0.01^(*)
87 Diallate	0.05^(*)

	GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 15th day of December, 2000.
	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 levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals.

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.