Citation, commencement and extentS
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Amendment of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2000S
2.—(1) The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 M1 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) After paragraph (2) of regulation 4 there shall be inserted-
“(2A) Where there is a changing date at the top of a column in Part 2 of Schedule 2, and an entry is shown in both italic and non-italic type, the figure in italic type is the level until the changing date, and the figure in non-italic type is the level on and after that date.”.
(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, as follows:—
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Pesticide | Residues |
| Aldicarb | sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide and its sulfone, expressed as aldicarb |
| Aminotrinzole (Amitrole) | Aminotrinzole |
| Amitraz | amitraz plus its metabolites containing 2,4-dimethylaniline, expressed as amitraz |
| Aramite | Aramite |
| Azoxystrobin | Azoxystrobin |
| Barban | Barban |
| Bromopropylate | Bromopropylate |
| Chlorbenside | Chlorbenside |
| Chlorbufam | Chlorbufam |
| Chlorfenson | Chlorfenson |
| Chloroxuron | Chloroxuron |
| Diallate | Diallate |
| 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis (4-ethyl-phenyl-) ethane | 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis (4-ethyl-phenyl-) ethane |
| Fenvalerate and esfenvalerate | fenvalerate and esfenvalerate (sum of isomers) |
| Flucythrinate | sum of isomers |
| Folpet | Folpet |
| Kresoxim-methyl | kresoxim-methyl (for plants) 2-methyloxyimino-2-[2-(O-tolyloxymethyl) phenyl] acetic acid (for meat, liver, fat and 2-[2-(4-hydroxy-2-methylphenoxymethyl) phenyl]-2-methoxy-iminoacetic acid (for milk) |
| Methidathion | Methidathion |
| Methomyl thiodicarb | sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl |
| Methoxychlor | Methoxychlor |
| Phoxim | Phoxim |
| Profenophos | profenophos. |
(4) In Part I of Schedule 2, the entry for the pesticide in column 1 of the following table shall be deleted in relation to the crop in the corresponding entry in column 2 on the date specified in the corresponding entry in relation to that crop in column 3:—
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Pesticide | Crop | Date of deletion |
| Carbendazim | strawberries (other than wild) | 1st July 2001 |
| ,, | raspberries | 1st April 2001 |
| Chloro benzilate | citrus fruit (the whole group) | 1st April 2001 |
| Diazinon | early and ware potatoes | 1st July 2001 |
Dicofol ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | Apricots peaches (incl nectarines and similar hybrids) plums currants (red, black and white) garlic cultivated mushrooms | 1st July 2001 |
Endosulfan ,, ,, ,, ,, | strawberries (other than wild) blackberries currants (red, black and white) gooseberries early and ware potatoes | 1st July 2001 |
| Metalaxyl | citrus fruit (the whole group) | 1st July 2001 |
| Thiabendazole | early potatoes | 1st July 2001 |
Triazophos ,, ,, ,, | garlic, onions and shallots brussels sprouts head cabbage early and ware potatoes | 1st July 2001 |
| Vinclozolin | celery | 1st April 2001. |
(5) For Part 2 of Schedule 2 there shall be substituted the Schedule to these Regulations.
(6) In Schedule 3—
(a)in paragraph 1(vi) opposite the Group of products “Miscellaneous fruit” there shall be inserted “ Papaya ” in the appropriate place in alphabetical order in column 2;
(b)in paragraph 2 (iii) opposite the Group of products “Fruiting vegetables” there shall be inserted, under the heading (a) Solanacea, “ Chilli peppers ” between the entries “ Peppers ” and “ Aubergines ” in column 2.
Marginal Citations
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrews House, Edinburgh
7th March 2001