The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2007

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2007.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 19th December 2007, except for—

(a) regulation 4 which comes into force on 19th March 2008; and

(b) regulation 5 which comes into force on 6th April 2008.

Amendments

2.  The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005(1) are amended in accordance with these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 19th December 2007

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

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

(a) for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Azoxystrobin, Chlorothalonil, Deltamethrin, Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), Ioxynil, Oxamyl and Quinoxyfen, substitute the entries in the columns relating to those pesticides set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(b) in the column relating to the pesticide Penconazole, for the entries for the food group 9 Milk and dairy produce—

(i) omit “0.05”; and

(ii) for “0.01” substitute “0.01*”.

(3) In Schedule 3—

(a) in paragraph 4 (oil seeds), in column 2, beneath “Poppy seed”, insert “Pumpkin seed”; and

(b) in paragraph 8 (cereals), in column 2, beneath “Rice”, insert “Spelt”.

Amendments coming into force on 19th March 2008

4.—(1) In Schedule 1 (pesticide residues)—

(a) omit the entry for the pesticides Maneb, Mancozeb, Metiram, Propineb and Zineb in column 1 and the residue entries (1) and (2) relating to those pesticides in column 2;

(b) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries for the pesticides Dithiocarbamates, Propineb, Thiram and Ziram set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

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

(a) for the entries in the column related to Azinphos-methyl, substitute the entries for that pesticide set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(b) omit the column headed “Maneb Mancozeb Metiram Propineb Zineb”;

(c) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the columns and corresponding entries relating to the pesticides Dithiocarbamates, Propineb, Thiram and Ziram set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(d) at the end, add as footnote 53, the footnote numbered (53) set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 6th April 2008

5.—(1) In Schedule 1 (pesticide residues), in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries for the pesticides Bifenazate, Pethoxamid, Pyrimethanil and Rimsulfuron set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(2) In Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels), in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the columns and corresponding entries relating to the pesticides Bifenazate, Pethoxamid, Pyrimethanil and Rimsulfuron set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Phil Woolas

Minister of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

21st November 2007

Elin Jones

Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers

12th November 2007