The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), these Regulations shall come into force on 27th April 2006.

(3) Regulation 5 shall come into force on 10th May 2006.

(4) Regulation 6 shall come into force on 21st April 2007.

Interpretation

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

Amendment of the principal Regulations

3.  Subject to regulation 1(3) and (4), the principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 6.

Amendments coming into force on 27th April 2006

4.—(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), in each case as amended at the date of the making of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006(6).”.

(2) Schedules 2 and 3 are amended as follows–

(a) in Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels), for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Ethofumesate, Lambda cyhalothrin, Methomyl/thiodicarb, Pymetrozine and Thiabendazole substitute the entries in the columns relating to those pesticides set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(b) in Schedule 3–

(i) in paragraph 2(i) (root and tuber vegetables), in column 2, beneath “Carrots” insert “Cassava”; and

(ii) after paragraph 9 (foodstuffs of animal origin), insert the entry set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 10th May 2006

5.  Schedules 1 and 2 are amended as follows–

(a) in Schedule 1 (pesticide residues), for the entry for Metalaxyl, substitute the entry for Metalaxyl set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations; and

(b) in Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels), for the entries in the columns relating to Azoxystrobin, Bifenthrin, Cyromazine, Kresoxim methyl and Metalaxyl, substitute the entries in the columns relating to those pesticides set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 21st April 2007

6.  Schedules 1 and 2 are amended as follows–

(a) in Schedule 1 (pesticide residues)–

(i) for the entry for Glyphosate, substitute the two entries for Glyphosate set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations; and

(ii) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries for the pesticides Bromoxynil, Chlorpropham, Dimethenamid P, Flazasulfuron, Flurtamone, Ioxynil, Mepanipyrim, Propoxycarbazone, Pyraclostrobin, Quinoxyfen and Zoxamide set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations; and

(b) in Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels)–

(i) for the column relating to Glyphosate substitute the two columns relating to Glyphosate set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(ii) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Bromoxynil, Chlorpropham, Dimethenamid-P, Flazasulfuron, Flurtamone, Ioxynil, Mepanipyrim, Propoxycarbazone, Pyraclostrobin, Quinoxyfen and Zoxamide set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(iii) at the end, insert the footnotes set out at the end of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

ROSS FINNIE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

14th March 2006