The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 31st March 2004.

Amendment to the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

2.—(1) The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2000(1) are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In Schedule 1, at the appropriate place in alphabetical order in column 1, insert, together with the corresponding entry in column 2, the following entry:–

Column 1	Column 2
Pesticide	Residues
Metalaxyl-M	Metalaxyl M

(3) In Schedule 1, with effect from 1st December 2004, at the appropriate place in alphabetical order in column 1, insert, together with the corresponding entry in column 2, the following entry:–

Column 1	Column 2
Pesticide	Residues
Parathion methyl	Parathion methyl (sum of parathion methyl and para oxon methyl expressed as parathion methyl)

(4) In Part 1 of Schedule 2, with effect from 1st December 2004, the entry relating to Parathion methyl, together with all residue levels relevant thereto, is omitted.

(5) In Part 2 of Schedule 2–

(a) for the maximum residue levels of mg/kg of Abamectin on all products listed as Cucurbits edible peel in the Fruiting Vegetables group for “0.02*” substitute “0.01*”;

(b) for the heading “Cyclanide” substitute the heading “Cyclanilide”;

(c) for the maximum residue levels of mg/kg of Diquat–

(i) on rape seed, for “0.1” substitute “0.5”;

(ii) on soya bean, for “0.5” substitute “0.1*”; and

(d) with effect from 1st April 2004, for the maximum residue levels of mg/kg of 2, 4 D on all products included in the citrus fruit group of fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing not containing added sugar: nuts, for “0.05*” substitute “1”.

(6) In Part 2 of Schedule 2–

(a) the heading ‘Amitrole’, together with all residue levels relevant thereto, is moved to the appropriate place in alphabetical order;

(b) with effect from 1st December 2004, for existing maximum permitted levels for residues of the pesticide Acephate, substitute the maximum permitted levels specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations in relation to the products so specified; and

(c) with effect from 1st December 2004, insert, in the appropriate places to preserve the alphabetical ordering from left to right, the maximum permitted levels for residues of the pesticide Parathion methyl specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations in relation to the products so specified.

(7) For Schedule 5, with effect from 1st December 2004, substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Revocations

3.  Regulation 2(6)(b) and, with effect from 1st December 2004, regulation 2(7), and Schedule 2 to, the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2003(2) are hereby revoked.

ALLAN WILSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

9th March 2004