The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006

Citation, interpretation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006.

(2) In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005(1).

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), these Regulations shall come into force on 27th July 2006.

(4) Regulation 3 shall come into force on 15th September 2006.

Amendments coming into force on 27th July 2006

2.—(1) The Principal Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “the Residues Directives” substitute the following definition—

““the Residues Directives” means Directive 76/895(2), Directive 86/362(3), Directive 86/363(4) and Directive 90/642(5), in each case as amended at the date of the making of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006.”.

(3) In Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels), for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Carbofuran and Diquat substitute the entries in the columns relating to those pesticides set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(4) In Schedule 3, in paragraph 4 (oil seeds), in column 2, beneath “Soya bean” insert “Hemp seed”.

Amendments coming into force on 15th September 2006

3.—(1) Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the Principal Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (pesticide residues), for the entry for Benomyl, Carbendazim and Thiophanate-methyl, substitute the entry for Benomyl and Carbendazim and the entry for Thiophanate-methyl set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(3) In Schedule 2—

(a) for the column relating to Benomyl, Carbendazim and Thiophanate-methyl, substitute the column relating to Benomyl and Carbendazim set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(b) insert, in the appropriate place to preserve the alphabetical ordering, the column of maximum permitted levels of residue for the pesticide Thiophanate-methyl set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(c) at the end, insert as footnote 46 the footnote numbered (46) set out at the end of the footnotes to Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(4) In Schedule 3, in paragraph 2(iii)(a) (solanacea), in column 2, beneath “Aubergines” insert “Okra”.

D.Elis-Thomas

Presiding Officer National Assembly for Wales

28th June 2006

Jeff Rooker

Minister of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

29th June 2006