The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, further amend the provisions of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/22) (“the principal Regulations”).

The Regulations implement Commission Directive 2004/115//EC (O.J. No. L 374, 22.12.04, p.64) (“the Commission Directive”).

In Schedule 1, which identifies the substances residues of which are taken into account in the measuring of residue levels for each pesticide, the residue levels for Metalaxyl and Metalaxyl-M are replaced (regulation 2(2)).

The Regulations substitute the maximum residue levels for Azoxystrobin, Fenhexamid, Fenpropimorph, Iprovalicarb, Maneb Mancozeb Metiram Propineb Zineb, Metalaxyl, Metalaxyl-M, Methomyl thiodicarb, Myclobutanil and Penconazole with new maximum residue levels in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (regulation 2(3)).

The Regulations also update the definition of “Residue Directives” in the principal Regulations (by substituting Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations) to incorporate the Commission Directive (regulation 2(4)).

Regulation 3 makes consequential revocations.

No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been produced in relation to these Regulations.