The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2006

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, amend the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/599) (“the principal Regulations”).

These Regulations implement Commission Directives 2006/53/EC (O.J. No. L 154, 8.6.06, p.11), 2006/59/EC (O.J. No. L 175, 29.6.06, p.61), 2006/60/EC (O.J. No. L 206, 27.7.06, p.1) and 2006/61/EC (O.J. No. L 206, 27.7.06, p.12).

These Regulations come into force in stages on dates between 9th December 2006 and 30th December 2007.

The Regulations substitute or insert:

(a) new residue definitions for the pesticides Cyfluthrin, Deltamethrin, Fenthion, Glyphosate, Oxamyl and Pyraclostrobin in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations; and

(b) new maximum residue levels for pesticides:–

• Abamectin, Atrazine, Azinphos-ethyl, Benomyl and Carbendazim, Carbaryl, Chlormequat, Cyazofamid, Cyfluthrin, Deltamethrin, Endosulfan, Ethephon, Fenbutatin Oxide, Fenhexamid, Fenitrothion, Fenpropimorph, Fenthion, Glyphosate, Linuron, Methamidophos, Methidathion, Methomyl thiodicarb, Myclobutanil, Oxadiargyl, Oxamyl, Paraquat, Pymetrozine, Pyraclostrobin, Thiabendazole, Thiophanate-methyl, Triadimefon and Triadimenol, Triazophos and Trifloxystrobin in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations.

The Regulations also amend and revoke in part the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/151).

A Regulatory Impact Assessment (“RIA”) was prepared in respect of the principal Regulations which provides a basis for establishing the impact of amendments to those Regulations. Copies of the RIA can be obtained from the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, EPHAS2, Area 1-B, Pentland House, 47 Robb’s Loan, Edinburgh, EH14 1TY. Copies have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.