The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

[F1 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/533 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2020, 2021 and 2022 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin. U.K.

12.— (1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/533 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2020, 2021 and 2022 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1, in the first paragraph, for “Member States” substitute “The competent authorities”.

(3) In Article 2, after paragraph 3 insert—

“4.   For the purposes of paragraph 3—

(a) Directive 2006/125/EC is to be read as if, in Article 2(c) of that Directive the reference to point 1 of Article 2 of Directive 91/414/EEC were a reference to Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market;

(b) Directive 2006/141/EC is to be read as if, in Article 2(e) of that Directive the reference to point 1 of Article 2 of Directive 91/414/EEC were a reference to Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.”

(4) In Article 3—

(a) in the first paragraph—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “The competent authorities”;

(ii) for the second sentence, substitute “Those results shall be submitted to the other competent authorities in accordance with the agreed format.”;

(b) in the second paragraph, for “Member States” substitute “the competent authorities”.

(5) Omit Articles 4 and 5.

(6) After Article 5, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States”.

(7) In Annex 1—

(a) in Part A, in the table—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “the competent authorities” in both places it occurs; and

(ii) for “‘National Summary report’” substitute “information submitted under Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005” in both places it occurs;

(b) in Part B, in the footnotes to the table—

(i) in footnote (1), for “Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005”, substitute “Section A of the list in Part 1 of the MRLs register relating to the relevant constituent territory”; and

(ii) in footnote (5), for the words “to EFSA”, substitute “, in the information submitted under Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005,”;

(c) in Part C, in the table—

(i) in the Isoprothiolane row, in the fifth column, omit the words “The substance is not to be analysed in or on any product in 2021 and 2022.”;

(ii) in the Pymetrozine row, in the fifth column, omit the words from “is not to be analysed” to “it”.

(8) In Annex 2—

(a) in point (1), for the words from “each Member State” to the end substitute “all of the competent authorities collectively is 71”;

(b) in point (2)—

(i) in the first paragraph—

(aa) for “the table in point (5)” substitute “point (1)”;

(bb) for “each Member State shall” substitute “the competent authorities must collectively”;

(ii) in the second and third paragraphs—

(aa) for “that table” substitute “point (1)” in both places it occurs;

(bb) for “each Member State shall” substitute “the competent authorities must collectively” in both places it occurs;

(c) in point (3)—

(i) for “the table in point (5)” substitute “point (1)”;

(ii) for “each Member State” substitute “the United Kingdom in 2020 and Great Britain in subsequent years”;

(d) in point 4—

(i) in the first paragraph—

(aa) for “Member States” substitute “Competent authorities”;

(bb) for “the table in point (5)” substitute “point (1)”;

(cc) for “Member State” substitute “competent authority”;

(ii) in the second paragraph, for “Member States” substitute “a competent authority”;

(e) after point (4), insert—

“(4A) For the purposes of this Annex, samples taken by the United Kingdom as an EU Member State in accordance with this Regulation as it had effect immediately before IP completion day are deemed to have been taken by the competent authorities collectively in 2020.”;

(f) omit point (5).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2 Ch. 2 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Pesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1376), regs. 1(4), 6(7)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 12 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)