Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 16th June 2008.
2
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19543 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Amendment of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops Food and Feeding Stuffs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20062
1
The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20064 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “the Residues Directives” substitute—
3
In Schedule 1 (pesticides residues)—
a
for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Deltamethrin and Maleic hydrazide substitute—
Column 1 Pesticide | Column 2 Residue |
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Deltamethrin | deltamethrin (cis-deltamethrin) |
Maleic hydrazide |
|
b
at the appropriate place in alphabetical order in Columns 1 and 2 insert the following entries—
Column 1 Pesticide | Column 2 Residue |
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1-Methylcyclopropene | 1-methylcyclopropene |
Etoxazole | etoxazole |
Indoxacarb | indoxacarb as sum of the isomers S and R |
MCPA and MCPB |
|
Mesosulfuron-methyl | mesosulfuron-methyl expressed as mesosulfuron |
Tolylfluanid |
|
Triticonazole | Triticonazole |
4
In Part I of Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels–national limits) omit the column relating to Ioxynil.
5
In Part II of Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels–EC limits)—
a
at the appropriate place in alphabetical order insert the columns relating to the maximum permitted levels for residues of the pesticides 1-Methylcyclopropene, Etoxazole, Indoxacarb, Ioxynil, MCPA and MCPB, Mesosulfuron-methyl, Tolylfluanid and Triticonazole as set out in the Schedule;
b
for the columns relating to the pesticides Azoxystrobin, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorothalonil, Deltamethrin, Diazinon, Folpet, Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), Iprodione, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Maleic hydrazide (from 4 December 2006), Methalaxyl, Oxamyl, Quinoxyfen and Trifloxystrobin substitute the columns relating to the maximum permitted levels for residues of those pesticides as set out in the Schedule;
c
at the end add the following footnotes—
50
All other meat, edible offal and preparations of meat or edible offal.
51
Milk except cream of milk.
52
Cream of milk.
6
In Schedule 3 (products)—
a
in paragraph 2(v)(a) (lettuce and similar) in Column 2, after the words “Leaves and stems of brassica” add “, including turnip greens”;
b
in paragraph 4 (oil seeds) in Column 2, after “Hemp seed” insert “Pumpkin seed”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 1st May 2008.