S.I. No. 164/1981 -- European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations, 1981.
S.I. No. 164/1981: EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (PESTICIDE RESIDUES) (FRUIT AND VEGETABLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1981. |
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (PESTICIDE RESIDUES) (FRUIT AND VEGETABLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1981. |
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I, RAY MAC SHARRY, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directives Nos. 79/700/EEC of 24 July, 1979, 1 and 80/428/EEC of 28 March 1980, 2 and Council Directive No. 81/36/EEC of 9 February 1981, 3 hereby make the following Regulations: |
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations, 1981, and shall come into force on the 25th day of May, 1981. |
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(2) European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 183 of 1979 ), and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations, 1979 and 1981. |
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2. In these Regulations "the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations, 1979. |
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3. The taking of samples pursuant to Regulation 6(1) of the Principal Regulations shall be carried out in accordance with the methods described in the Annex to Commission Directive No. 79/700/EEC of 24 July, 1979.4 |
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4. (1) Part I of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution of |
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1 OJ No. L207/26 15.8.1979. |
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2 OJ No. L102/26 19.4.1980. |
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3 OJ No. L46/33 19.2.1981. |
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4 OJ No. L207/26 15.8.1979. |
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(2) Part II of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution of:-- |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of May 1981. |
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RAY MAC SHARRY, |
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Minister for Agriculture. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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The Regulations:-- |
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(1) provide that, for the purpose of testing for pesticide residues, fruit and vegetables shall be sampled in accordance with Directive No. 79/700/EEC. |
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(2) amend the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations, 1979 in respect of the maximum permitted residue levels of certain pesticides. |
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