The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2007

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2007.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), these Regulations come into force on 17th November 2007.

(3) Regulation 4 comes into force on 27th November 2007.

(4) Regulation 5 comes into force on 28th December 2007.

Amendment to the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2005

2.  The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2005(1) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.

Amendments coming into force on 17th November 2007

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

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

(2) In Schedule 1 (pesticide residues), in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries for the pesticides 1–methylcyclopropene, Etoxazole, Indoxacarb, MCPA and MCPB, Mesosulfuron-methyl, Tolylfluanid and Triticonazole set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(3) In Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels)–

(a) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries for the pesticides 1 methylcyclopropene, Etoxazole, Indoxacarb, MCPA and MCPB, Mesosulfuron-methyl, Tolylfluanid and Triticonazole set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(b) at the end, insert as footnotes 50, 51 and 52, the footnotes numbered (50), (51) and (52) set out at the end of Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(c) for the entries in the column for the pesticide Penconazole, substitute the entries in the column for that pesticide set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(4) In Schedule 3, in paragraph 2(v)(a) (lettuce and similar) in column 2, after “leaves and stems of brassica” insert “, including turnip greens”.

Amendments coming into force on 27th November 2007

4.—(1) In Schedule 1 (pesticide residues), for the entry for the pesticide Maleic hydrazide, substitute the entry for Maleic hydrazide set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(2) In Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels)–

(a) for the entries for Maleic hydrazide (until 4th December 2006) and Maleic hydrazide (from 4th December 2006), substitute the entry for Maleic hydrazide set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(b) for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Azoxystrobin, Chlorfenapyr, Folpet, Iprodione, Lambda cyhalothrin, Metalaxyl and Trifloxystrobin, substitute the entries in the columns for those pesticides set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendment coming into force on 28th December 2007

5.  In Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels), for the entries in the column relating to the pesticide Diazinon, substitute the entries in the column for that pesticide set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th October 2007