The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007

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 2007.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 2007 Amendment Regulations” means the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007(1); and

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

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) to (6), these Regulations shall come into force on 16th August 2007.

(4) Regulation 8 shall come into force on 28th August 2007.

(5) Regulation 9 shall come into force on 2nd September 2007.

(6) Regulation 10 shall come into force on 21st January 2008.

Amendments to the 2007 Amendment Regulations coming into force on 16th August 2007

2.  The 2007 Amendment Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.

3.  In regulation 4 (amendments coming into force on 21st January 2008)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “insert the entries for the pesticides Desmedipham and Phenmedipham”, substitute “insert the entry for the pesticide Desmedipham”; and

(b) in paragraph (b)(i), for “insert the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Desmedipham and Phenmedipham”, substitute “insert the entries in the column relating to the pesticide Desmedipham”.

4.  In Schedule 1 (entries inserted in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations), omit the entry for the pesticide Phenmedipham in column 1 and the residue entries (1) and (2) relating to that pesticide in column 2.

5.  In Schedule 2 (entries substituted or inserted in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations), omit the column for the pesticide Phenmedipham.

Amendments to the principal Regulations

6.  The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 7 to 10.

Amendments coming into force on 16th August 2007

7.  Schedules 1 and 2 of the principal Regulations are amended as follows—

(a) in Schedule 1 (pesticide residues), in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entry for the pesticide Phenmedipham set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(b) in Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels) of the principal Regulations—

(i) for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Abamectin, Bifenthrin, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Linuron, Methomyl Thiodicarb and Pymetrozine, substitute the entries in the columns relating to those pesticides set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(ii) for the entries in the column relating to the pesticide Penconazole, substitute the entries in the column headed “Penconazole: Applying from 16 August 2007” relating to that pesticide set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(iii) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the column headed “Phenmedipham: Applying from 16 August 2007” relating to that pesticide set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(iv) for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticide Atrazine for food group 8 (Cereals), substitute the entries in the column headed “Atrazine: Applying from 16 August 2007” relating to that pesticide set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 28th August 2007

8.  Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations is amended as follows—

(a) for the entries in the column relating to the pesticides Benomyl/Carbendazim, substitute the entries in the column relating to those pesticides set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(b) for the entry in the column relating to the pesticide Penconazole for the food group 1(v)(b) (Strawberries (other than wild)), substitute the entry in the column relating to that pesticide headed “Penconazole: Applying from 28 August 2007” set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 2nd September 2007

9.  Schedule 1 (pesticide residues) and Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels) of the principal Regulations are amended as follows—

(a) in Schedule 1—

(i) for the entry for Mevinphos, substitute the entry for Mevinphos set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(ii) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries for the pesticides Acetamiprid, Imazosulfuron, S-metholachlor, Methoxyfenozide, Milbemectin, Thiaclopid and Tribenuron-methyl set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(b) in Schedule 2—

(i) for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Aldicarb, Mevinphos and Phosphamidon, substitute the entries in the columns relating to those pesticides set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(ii) in the appropriate place in the alphabetical sequence, insert the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Acetamiprid, Imazosulfuron, S-metholachlor, Methoxyfenozide, Milbemectin, Thiaclopid and Tribenuron-methyl set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(iii) at the end, add as footnote 49 the footnote numbered (49) set out at the end of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Amendments coming into force on 21st January 2008

10.  In Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels) of the principal Regulations, for the column headed “Phenmedipham: Applying from 16 August 2007”, substitute the column headed “Phenmedipham: Applying from 21 January 2008” set out in Schedule 2 to these regulations.

Jane Davidson

Minister for Sustainability and Rural Development, one of the Welsh Ministers

18th July 2007

Phil Woolas

Minister of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

19th July 2007