The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Citation, interpretation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2005(1).

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), these Regulations shall come into force on 31st March 2007.

(4) Regulation 4 shall come into force on 11th May 2007.

(5) Regulation 5 shall come into force on 21st January 2008.

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.  The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.

Amendments coming into force on 31st March 2007

3.—(1) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “the Residues Directives” substitute–

““the Residues Directives” means Directive 76/895(2), Directive 86/362(3), Directive 86/363(4) and Directive 90/642(5).”.

(2) In Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels), in the column relating to the pesticide Atrazine, for the entries for all products (Wheat, Rye, Barley, Sorghum, Oats, Triticale, Maize, Buckwheat, Millet, Rice, and Other Cereals), in the food group 8 (Cereals), substitute “0.1”.

Amendments coming into force on 11th May 2007

4.  Schedules 1 (pesticide residues) and 2 (maximum residue levels) of the principal Regulations are amended as follows–

(a) in Schedule 1, in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entry for the pesticide Captan set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(b) in Schedule 2–

(i) for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Dichlorvos, Ethion and Folpet, substitute the entries in the columns relating to those pesticides set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(ii) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries in the column relating to the pesticide Captan set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(iii) at the end, insert as footnote 48, the footnote numbered (48) set out at the end of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 21st January 2008

5.  Schedules 1 (pesticide residues) and 2 (maximum residue levels) of the principal Regulations are amended as follows–

(a) in Schedule 1, in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries for the pesticides Desmedipham and Phenmedipham set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(b) in Schedule 2–

(i) for the entries in the column relating to the pesticide Chlorfenvinphos substitute the entries in the column relating to that pesticide set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(ii) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Desmedipham and Phenmedipham set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

ROSS FINNIE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

1st March 2007