S.I. No. 134/2004 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin Including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200015 and the corrigenda to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 200016 , Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 200017 , Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 200018 , Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 200019 , Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 200020 , Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 200021 , Commission Directive 2001/35/EC of 11 May 200122 , Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 200123 , Commission Directive 2001/48/EC of 28 June 200124 , Commission Directive 2001/57/EC of 25 July 200125 , Commission Directive 2002/5/EC of 30 January 200226 , Commission Directive 2002/23/EC of 26 February 200227 , Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 200228 , and the corrigenda to Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 200229 , Commission Directive 2002/66/EC of 16 July 200230 , Commission Directive 2002/71/EC of 19 August 200231 , Commission Directive 2002/76/EC of 6 September 200232 , Commission Directive 2002/79/EC of 2 October 200233 , Commission Directive 2002/97/EC of 16 December 200234 , Commission Directive 2002/100/EC of 20 December 200235 , Commission Directive 2003/60/EC of 18 June 200336 , Commission Directive 2003/62/EC of 20 June 200337 , Commission Directive 2003/69/EC of 11 July 200338 , Commission Directive 2003/113/EC of 3 December 200339 and Commission Directive 2003/118/EC of 5 December 200340 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 2004. | ||||||
(2) These Regulations come into operation on— | ||||||
(a) 1 April 2004 in relation to 2,4-D, | ||||||
(b) 4 June 2004 in relation to 2,4-DB, linuron, pendimethalin, imazamox, oxasulfuron, ethoxysulfuron, foramsulfuron, oxadiargyl and cyazofamid, and | ||||||
(c) 1 December 2004 in relation to Acephate and Paration-methyl. 2. The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin including Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 179 of 1999 ) is amended in Regulation 2(1) by substituting for “Directive” the following— | ||||||
“ ‘Directive’ means Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990, as amended by Council Directive 93/58/EEC of 29 June 1993, Council Directive 94/30/EC of 23 June 1994, Council Directive 95/38/EC of 17 July 1995, Council Directive 95/61/EC of 29 November 1995, Council Directive 96/32/EC of 21 May 1996, Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997, Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997, Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 1998, Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999, Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999, Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000, Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000, Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 2000, Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 2000, Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000, Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 2000, Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 2000, Commission Directive 2001/35/EC of 11 May 2001, Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 2001, Commission Directive 2001/48/EC of 28 June 2001, Commission Directive 2001/57/EC of 25 July 2001, Commission Directive 2002/5/EC of 30 January 2002, Commission Directive 2002/23/EC of 26 February 2002, Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 2002, Commission Directive 2002/66/EC of 16 July 2002, Commission Directive 2002/71/EC of 19 August 2002, Commission Directive 2002/76/EC of 6 September 2002, Commission Directive 2002/79/EC of 2 October 2002, Commission Directive 2002/97/EC of 16 December 2002, Commission Directive 2002/100/EC of 20 December 2002, Commission Directive 2003/60/EC of 18 June 2003, Commission Directive 2003/62/EC of 20 June 2003, Commission Directive 2003/69/EC of 11 July 2003, Commission Directive 2003/113/EC of 3 December 2003 and Commission Directive 2003/118/EC of 5 December 2003;”. | ||||||
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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 maximum residue levels for pesticide residues in and on products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables. | ||||||
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