Citation and commencement
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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 2000
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The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
2
In regulation 2(1), for the definition of “the Residues Directives” there is substituted–
- “the Residue Directives” has the same meaning as it has in Schedule 5 to these Regulations
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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
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In Part 2 of Schedule 2 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 peppers 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”.
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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.
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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 2001
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In regulation 2(4) of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2001 for “July” there is substituted “January”.

Consequential revocations
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Regulation 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2001 are omitted.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th June 2002
S.S.I. 2000/22 amended by S.S.I. 2001/84, 221 and 435.
The definition of “the Residue Directives” was substituted by S.S.I. 2001/435.
Part 2 of Schedule 2 was substituted by S.S.I. 2001/84 and subsequently amended by S.S.I. 2001/221 and S.S.I. 2001/435.
The existing figure of “0.05*” was inserted by S.S.I. 2001/435.
S.S.I. 2001/221.
S.S.I. 2001/435.