1. These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, extend to England and Wales and come into force on 26th March 2005.
2.—(1) The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 M1 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2(1), for the definition of the Residues Directives there shall be substituted the following definition:
““the Residues Directives” means Council Directive 86/362/EEC M2, Council Directive 86/363/EEC M3 and Council Directive 90/642/EEC M4, in each case amended as at the date of the making of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005.”.
(3) In Part 2 of Schedule 2, for the columns relating to the pesticides Bifenthrin and Famoxadone there shall be substituted the columns of maximum permitted levels for residues of those pesticides as specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1999/3483, amended by S.I. 2001/1113, S.I. 2001/2420, S.I. 2001/3834, S.I. 2002/1767, S.I. 2002/2723, S.I. 2003/661, S.I. 2003/2591, S.I. 2004/676, S.I. 2004/1393 and S.I. 2004/2559.
M2OJ No. L221, 7.8.86, p. 37. The last amending instrument is Commission Directive 2004/61/EC (OJ No. L127, 29.4.2004, p. 81).
M3OJ No. L221, 7.8.86, p. 43. The last amending instrument is Commission Directive 2004/61/EC (OJ No. L127, 29.4.2004, p. 81).
M4OJ No. L350, 14.12.90, p. 71. The last amending instrument is Commission Directive 2004/95/EC (OJ No. L301, 28.9.2004, p. 42).
D. Elis-Thomas
Presiding Officer National Assembly for Wales
22nd February 2005
Alun Michael
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1st March 2005