The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) 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 (No. 2) Regulations 2007.

(2) In these Regulations–

“the 2007 Amendment Regulations” means the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007(1); and

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

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) to (6), these Regulations shall come into force on 16th August 2007.

(4) Regulation 4 shall come into force on 28th August 2007.

(5) Regulation 5 shall come into force on 2nd September 2007.

(6) Regulation 6 shall come into force on 21st January 2008.

Amendment to the principal Regulations

2.  The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.

Amendments coming into force on 16th August 2007

3.  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 Phenmedipham set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(b) in Schedule 2–

(i) for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Abamectin, Bifenthrin, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Linuron, Methomyl thiodicarb and Pymetrozine, substitute the entries in the columns relating to those pesticides set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(ii) for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticide Penconazole, substitute the entries in the column headed “Penconazole: Applying from 16 August 2007” relating to that pesticide set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(iii) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries for the pesticide Phenmedipham set out in the column headed “Phenmedipham: Applying from 16 August 2007” in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 28th August 2007

4.  Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows–

(a) for the entries in the column relating to the pesticide Benomyl and Carbendazim, substitute the entries in the column relating to that pesticide set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(b) for the entry in the column relating to the pesticide Penconazole for the food group 1(v)(b) (Strawberries (other than wild)), substitute the entry in the column relating to that pesticide headed “Penconazole: Applying from 28 August 2007” set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 2nd September 2007

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

(a) in Schedule 1–

(i) for the entry for Mevinphos, substitute the entry for Mevinphos set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(ii) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries for the pesticides Acetamiprid, Imazosulfuron, S-metholachlor, Methoxyfenozide, Milbemectin, Thiacloprid and Tribenuron-methyl set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(b) in Schedule 2–

(i) for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Aldicarb, Mevinphos and Phosphamidon, 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 columns relating to the pesticides Acetamiprid, Imazosulfuron, S-metholachlor, Methoxyfenozide, Milbemectin, Thiacloprid and Tribenuron-methyl set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(iii) at the end, insert as footnote 49, the footnote numbered (49) set out at the end of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 21st January 2008

6.  In Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels) of the principal Regulations, for the entries in the column relating to the pesticide Phenmedipham for food groups 8 (cereals) and 9 (products of animal origin), substitute the entries in the column relating to that pesticide headed “Phenmedipham: Applying from 21 January 2008” set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendment to regulation 5 of the 2007 Amendment Regulations

7.  Regulation 5 (amendments coming into force on 21st January 2008) of the 2007 Amendment Regulations is amended as follows–

(a) in paragraph (a), for “insert the entries for the pesticides Desmedipham and Phenmedipham”, substitute “insert the entry for the pesticide Desmedipham”; and

(b) in paragraph (b)(ii), for “insert the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Desmedipham and Phenmedipham”, substitute “insert the entries in the column relating to the pesticide Desmedipham”.

Amendment to Schedule 1 to the 2007 Amendment Regulations

8.  In Schedule 1 (entries inserted in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations) to the 2007 Amendment Regulations, omit the entry for the pesticide Phenmedipham in column 1 and the residue entry relating to that pesticide in column 2.

Amendment to Schedule 2 to the 2007 Amendment Regulations

9.  In Schedule 2 (entries substituted or inserted in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations) to the 2007 Amendment Regulations, omit the column for the pesticide Phenmedipham.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

5th June 2007