Title, commencement and extent1

These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; they extend to England and Wales only, and shall come into force on 15th April 2001.

Amendment to the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feedingstuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 19992

1

The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feedingstuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 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 there shall be inserted at the appropriate place in columns 1 and 2 the following:

Column 1

Column 2

Pesticide

Residues

Aldicarb

sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide and its sulfone, expressed as aldicarb

Aminotriazole (Amitrole)

aminotriazole

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

Fenvalarate 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 to those Regulations, the entry for the pesticide in column 1 of the following table shall be deleted in relation to the crop opposite in column 2 on the date specified in column 3:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Pesticide

Crop

Date of deletion

Carbendazim

strawberries (other than wild)

1 July 2001

raspberries (other than wild)

1 April 2001

Chlorobenzilate

Citrus fruit (the whole group)

1 April 2001

Diazinon

early and ware potatoes

1 July 2001

Dicofol

apricots

1 July 2001

peaches (incl nectarines and similar hybrids)

plums

currants (other than wild) (red, black and white)

garlic

cultivated mushrooms

Endosulfan

strawberries (other than wild)

1 July 2001

blackberries (other than wild)

currants (other than wild) (red, black and white)

gooseberries (other than wild)

early and ware potatoes

Metalaxyl

citrus (whole group)

1 July 2001

Thiabendazole

early potatoes

1 July 2001

Triazophos

garlic/onions and shallots

1 July 2001

brussels sprouts

head cabbage

early and ware potatoes

Vinclozolin

celery

1 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 column 2;

b

in paragraph 2(iii) opposite the Group of products “Fruiting vegetables" in “(a) Solanacea" there shall be inserted “Chilli peppers" between Peppers and Aubergines in column 2.

Helen HaymanMinister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Elis ThomasThe Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales