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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, amend the provisions of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No. 220 “the principal Regulations”).

The Regulations implement Commission Directives 2006/62/EC (O.J. No. L206, 27.7.2006, p. 27) and 2006/92/EC (O.J. No. L311, 10.11.2006, p. 31).

The definition of “the Residues Directives” is updated (regulation 2(2)).

Regulation 2(3) inserts a new entry Phenmedipham into Schedule 1

Regulation 2(4) deletes the columns for the pesticides Captan, Dichlorvos and Ethion from Part I to Schedule 2.

Regulation 2(5) inserts or substitutes maximum residue levels for the pesticides Captan, Dichlorvos, Ethion, Folpet, and Phenmedipham in Part II to Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations.

Regulation 2(6) adds a footnote at the end of Schedule 2.

Regulation 2(7)(a) inserts the new entry Desmedipham into Schedule 1 on the 21st January 2008;

Deletes the column for the pesticide Chlorfenvinphos from Part I to Schedule 2 (regulation 2(7)(b));

Regulation (2(7)(c) inserts new maximum residue levels for the pesticides Chlorfenvinphos, Desmedipham and Phenmedipham (in relation to Cereals and Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) into Part II to Schedule 2.