S.I. No. 139/2001 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, Including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) 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 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990¹ , as amended by Council Directive 93/58/EEC of 29 June 1993² , and the corrigenda to Council Directive 93/58/EEC³ , Council Directive 94/30/EC of 23 June 1994⁴ , Council Directive 95/38/EC of 17 July 1995⁵ and the corrigenda to Council Directive 95/38/EC⁶ , Council Directive 95/61/EC of 29 November 1995⁷ , Council Directive 96/32/EC of 21 May 1996⁸ , Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997⁹ , Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997¹⁰ Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 1998¹¹ , Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999¹² , Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999¹³ , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000¹⁴ , Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 2000¹⁵ , Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 2000¹⁶ ; and Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000¹⁷ , hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001.

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

2. In these Regulations -

“the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I. No. 179 of 1999 ).

“the Directive” means Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990¹ , as amended by Council Directive 93/58/EEC of 29 June 1993² , and the corrigenda to Council Directive 93/58/EEC³ , Council Directive 94/30/EC of 23 June 1994⁴ , Council Directive 95/38/EC of 17 July 1995⁵ and the corrigenda to Council Directive 95/38/EC⁶ , Council Directive 95/61/EC of 29 November 1995⁷ , Council Directive 96/32/EC of 21 May 1996⁸ , Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997⁹ , Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997¹⁰ , Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 1998¹¹ , Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999¹² , Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999¹³ , Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000¹⁴ , Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 2000¹⁵ , Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 2000¹⁶ , and Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000¹⁷ .

3. First Schedule, Part 2, Annex II of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the replacement or the addition of the following entries:-

(1) the entry of ‘1’ for maleic hydrazide in carrots and in parsnips is replaced by ‘30’;

(2) the entry of ‘0.1’ for glyphosate in cottonseed is replaced by ‘10’;

(3) the entries of ‘0.05’ for the dithiocarbamates maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb and zineb in olives are replaced by ‘5’;

(4) a new entry is made for the pesticide residue diphenylamine with the following maximum residue limits:

	apples	5 mg/kg,
	pears	10 mg/kg,
	all other commodities	0.05* mg/kg where this is the lower limit of analytical determination;

(5) the entries for vinclozolin of ‘3’ and ‘2’ for tomatoes and peaches are replaced by ‘0.05*’ and ‘0.05*’ respectively. These revised values are fixed on a temporary basis.

4. First Schedule, Part 2, Annex II of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by

(a) the replacement of the following entries for Azoxystrobin and

(b) the addition of the following entries for Kresoxim Methyl.

First Schedule

Part 2 Annex II

Groups and examples of individual	Pesticide residues and maximum	Pesticide residues and maximum
products to which the MRLs apply	residue levels	Residue levels
	(mg/kg)	(mg/kg)
1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved
by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts	Azoxystrobin	Kresoxim methyl
(i) CITRUS FRUIT	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
Grapefruit
Lemons
Limes
Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids)
Oranges
Pomelos
Others
(ii) TREE NUTS (SHELLED OR UNSHELLED)	0.1 (p) (*)	0.1 (p) (*)
Almonds
Brazil nuts
Cashew nuts
Chestnuts
Coconuts
Hazelnuts
Macadamia
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Walnuts
Others
(iii) POME FRUIT	0.05 (p) (*)	0.2 (p)
Apples
Pears
Quinces
Others
(iv) STONE FRUIT	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
Apricots
Cherries
Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids)
Plums
Others
(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT
(a) Table and wine grapes	2	1 (p)
Table grapes
Wine grapes
(b) Strawberries (other than wild)	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
Blackberries
Dewberries
Loganberries
Raspberries
Others
(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild)	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
Bilberries
Cranberries
Currants (red, black and white)
Gooseberries
Others
(e) Wild berries and wild fruit	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
(iv) MISCELLANEOUS
Avocados
Bananas	2.0
Dates
Figs
Kiwi
Kumquats
Litchis
Mangoes
Olives		0.2. (p)
Passion fruit
Pineapples
Pomegranates
Others	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry
(I) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
Beetroot
Carrots
Celeriac
Horseradish
Jerusalem Artichokes
Parsnips
Parsley root
Radishes
Salsify
Sweet potatoes
Swedes
Turnips
Yam
Others
(ii) BULB VEGETABLES	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
Garlic
Onions
Shallots
Spring onions
Others
(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES
(a) Solanacea
Tomatoes	2.0 (p)	0.5 (p)
Peppers		1 (p)
Aubergines		0.05 (p)
Others	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
(b) Cucurbits - edible peel	1.0 (p)	0.05 (p) (*)
Cucumbers
Gherkins
Courgettes
Others
(c) Cucurbits - inedible peel	0.5 (p)	0.2 (p)
Melons
Squashes
Watermelons
Others
(d) Sweetcorn	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
(a) Flowering brassica
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Others
(b) Head brassica
Brussels sprouts
Head cabbage
Others
(c) Leafy brassica
Chinese cabbage
Kale
Others
(d) Kohlrabi
(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
(a) Lettuce and similar
Cress
Lamb's lettuce
Lettuce
Scarole
Others
(b) Spinach and similar
Spinach
Beet leaves (chard)
Others
(c) Watercress
(d) Witloof
(e) Herbs
Chervil
Chives
Parsley
Celery leaves
Others
(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
Beans (with pods)
Beans (without pods)
Peas (with pods)
Peas (without pods)
Others
(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
Asparagus
Cardoons
Celery
Fennel
Globe artichokes
Leeks
Rhubarb
Others
(viii) FUNGI	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
(a) Cultivated mushrooms
(b) Wild mushrooms
3. Pulses	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
Beans
Lentils
Peas
Others
4. Oil seeds	0.05 (p) (*)	0.1 (p) (*)
Linseed
Peanuts
Poppy seeds
Sesame seeds
Sunflower seed
Rape seeds
Soya bean
Mustard seed
Cotton seed
Others
5. Potatoes	0.05 (p) (*)	0.05 (p) (*)
Early potatoes
Ware potatoes
6. Tea (leaves and stems dried, fermented or otherwise,	0.1 (p) (*)	0.1 (p) (*)
from the leaves of Camellia sinensis)
7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated	0.1 (p) (*)	0.1 (p) (*)
powder

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

this 30th day of March 2001.

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 or add to existing regulations on the fixing of maximum residue levels for pesticide residues in and on products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables.

¹ O.J. No. L350 of 14/12/1990

² O.J. No. L211 of 23/8/1993

³ O.J. No. L219 of 24/8/1994

⁴ O.J. No. L189 of 23/7/1994

⁵ O.J. No. L197 of 22/8/1995

⁶ O.J. No. L155 of 28/6/1996

⁷ O.J. No. L292 of 7/12/1995

⁸ O.J. No. L1144 of 18/6/1996

⁹ O.J. No. L184 of 12/7/1997

¹⁰ O.J. No. L347 of 18/12/1997

¹¹ O.J. No. L290 of 29/10/1998

¹² O.J. No. L172 of 8/7/1999

¹³ O.J. No. L194 of 27/7/1999

¹⁴ O.J. No. L107/28 of 4/5/2000

¹⁵ O.J. No. L197/26 of 3/8/2000

¹⁶ O.J. No. L244/76 of 29/9/2000

¹⁷ O.J. No. L244/78 of 29/9/2000