(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations which extend to England and Wales, are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and further amend the provisions of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 (S.I.1999/3483).
The Regulations implement Commission Directive 2004/95/EC (OJNo. L301, 28.9.2004, p. 42).
The definition of “the Residues Directives” is updated (regulation 2(2)).
New maximum residue levels are substituted in Part 2 of Schedule 2 for residues of the pesticides Bifenthrin and Famoxadone (regulation 2(3)).