Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st September 2002.

Amendment to the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 20002.

(1)

The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 20002 are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In regulation 2(1), for the definition of “the Residues Directives”3 there is substituted–

  • ““the Residue Directives” has the same meaning as it has in Schedule 5 to these Regulations”.

(3)

In Schedule 1, at the appropriate place in alphabetical order in column 1, there shall be inserted, together with the corresponding entry in column 2–

Column 1

Column 2

Pesticide

Residues

Azimsulfuron

Azimsulfuron

Flupyrsulfuron-methyl

Flupyrsulfuron-methyl

Fluroxypyr

Fluroxypyr and its esters expressed as fluroxypyr

Prohexadione

Prohexadione and its salts expressed as prohexadione

Pymetrozine

Pymetrozine

(4)

In Part 2 of Schedule 24 maximum residue levels are substituted as follows:–

(a)

for mg/kg of acephate on peaches (incl nectarines & similar hybrids) delete “0.02*” and insert “0.2”;

(b)

for mg/kg of chlorothalonil on celeriac delete “0.5” and insert “1”;

(c)

for mg/kg of cypermethrin on asparagus delete “0.05*” and insert “0.1”;

(d)

for mg/kg of ethephon on pineapples delete “0.5” and insert “2”;

(e)

for mg/kg of fenbutatin oxide on peppers delete “0.05*” and insert “1”;

(f)

for mg/kg of kresoxim-methyl on strawberries (other than wild) delete “0.05*” and insert “0.2”;

(g)

for mg/kg of kresoxim-methyl on chilli peppers5 delete “0.05*” and insert “1”;

(h)

for mg/kg of metalaxyl on spring onions delete “0.05*” and insert “0.2”;

(i)

for mg/kg of metalaxyl on scarole delete “0.05*” and insert “1”;

(j)

for mg/kg of metalaxyl on all of the products listed as Herbs in the Leaf Vegetables and Fresh Herbs group delete “0.05*” and insert “1”.

(5)

In Part 2 of Schedule 2–

(a)

for the existing maximum permitted levels for residues of the pesticides amitraz, azoxystrobin and lambda cyhalothrin there are substituted the maximum permitted levels for residues of the pesticides amitraz (sum of amitraz plus all of its metabolites containing the 2.4 dimethyl aniline moiety expressed as amitraz), azoxystrobin and lambda-cyhalothrin specified in Schedule 2 to these Regulations in relation to the products so specified; and

(b)

there are inserted, in the appropriate places to preserve the alphabetical ordering from left to right, the maximum permitted levels for residues of the pesticides flupyrsulfuron methyl and pymetrozine specified in Schedule 2 to these Regulations in relation to the products so specified.

(6)

After Schedule 4 insert a new Schedule 5, being Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Amendment to the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 20013.

In regulation 2(4) of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 20016 for “July” there is substituted “January”.

Consequential revocations4.

Regulation 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 20017 are omitted.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh