Made | 12th May 2006 | ||
Coming into operation | 30th June 2006 |
(2) The expressions "composite food", "drying"and "processing" when used in regulation 3 or in paragraph (c) or (d) of regulation 5 have the same meaning as when used in the Residues Directives and any related expressions shall be construed accordingly.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954[9] shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Prohibition on putting into circulation products with excess residues
3.
—(1) A person shall not put into circulation a product named in Schedule 2 if it contains a quantity of pesticide residue, per kilogram of the product, greater than that specified in that Schedule in respect of that product and the pesticide in question, for the period (if any) specified.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), paragraph (1) shall also apply in relation to the putting into circulation of—
as it applies to the products so named.
(3) Where—
paragraph (1) applies as if the maximum residue level in respect of that pesticide residue were the quantity applicable under that Schedule as it has effect by virtue of regulation 5(c) or, as the case may be, (d).
(4) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes or causes or permits any other person to contravene the prohibition in paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable—
(5) In any proceedings for an offence under this regulation in relation to any product, whether or not dried or processed or a composite food, it is a defence for the person charged to prove that when the product was put into circulation—
(b) it was so put with the intention that—
(6) Sections 19 (enforcement powers), 21(5) (offences — penalties etc) and 22 (general defence of due diligence) of, and Schedule 2 (officers and their powers) to, the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 shall apply for the purposes of this regulation as they apply for the purposes of that Act, taking references therein to that Act or any part of it to be references to this regulation, and the general purposes of that Act to include the purposes of this regulation.
Seizure or disposal of crops, food or feeding stuffs
4.
—(1) If any product contains a quantity of pesticide residue greater than that permitted under regulation 3(1), any Northern Ireland department may—
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any product put into circulation in circumstances referred to in regulation 3(5)(a) or (b) as it applies to other products.
Sampling and analysis
5.
In determining for the purposes of regulation 3(1) whether the quantity of pesticide residue contained in any product exceeds the maximum residue level—
Revocations
6.
The Regulations specified in Schedule 4 are revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on
12th May 2006.
L.S.
R. Jordan
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Pesticide | Residue |
1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis (4-ethyl-phenyl-) ethane | 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis (4-ethyl-phenyl-) ethane |
1,2-Dibromoethane | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: 1,2-dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide) (2) for cereals: 1,2-dibromoethane |
1,2-Dichloroethane | 1,2-dichloroethane |
2,4-D | (1) for products of plant origin: 2,4-D (sum of 2,4-D and its esters) expressed as 2,4-D (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: 2,4-D |
2,4-DB | 2,4-DB |
2,4,5-T | 2,4,5-T |
Abamectin | abamectin (sum of avermectin B1a, avermectin B1b and delta-8, 9 isomer of avermectin B1a) |
Acephate | acephate |
Acibenzolar-S-methyl | acibenzolar-S-methyl |
Aldicarb | sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide and its sulfone, expressed as aldicarb |
Aldrin and Dieldrin | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: aldrin and dieldrin combined expressed as dieldrin (2) for cereals and foodstuffs of animal origin: aldrin and dieldrin singly or combined, expressed as dieldrin (HEOD) |
Amitraz | amitraz including the metabolites containing the 2,4 dimethylaniline moiety expressed as amitraz |
Amitrole | amitrole |
Aramite | aramite |
Atrazine | atrazine |
Azimsulfuron | azimsulfuron |
Azinphos-ethyl | azinphos-ethyl |
Azinphos-methyl | azinphos-methyl |
Azocyclotin and Cyhexatin | azocyclotin and cyhexatin (sum of azocyclotin and cyhexatin expressed as cyhexatin) |
Azoxystrobin | azoxystrobin |
Barban | barban |
Benalaxyl | benalaxyl |
Benfuracarb | benfuracarb |
Benomyl, Carbendazim | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: sum of benomyl and carbendazim, expressed as carbendazim (2) for cereals: benomyl and carbendazim, expressed as carbendazim (3) for foodstuffs of animal origin: for carbendazim only: carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl, expressed as carbendazim |
Thiophanate-methyl | (1) for products of plant origin: thiophanate-methyl (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: carbendazim and thiophanate- methyl, expressed as carbendazim |
Bentazone | bentazone (sum of bentazone and conjugates 6-OH- and 8-OH- bentazone expressed as bentazone) |
Bifenthrin | bifenthrin |
Binapacryl | binapacryl |
Bitertanol | bitertanol |
Bromophos-ethyl | bromophos-ethyl |
Bromopropylate | bromopropylate |
Bromoxynil | bromoxynil including its esters expressed as bromoxynil |
Camphechlor (Toxaphene) | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: camphechlor (toxaphene) (2) for cereals: camphechlor (chlorinated camphen with 67-69% chlorine) (3) for foodstuffs of animal origin: camphechlor (sum of the three indicator compounds Palar No 26 (2-endo, 3-exo, 5-endo, 6-exo, 8, 8, 10, 10-octachlorobornane), Palar No 50 (2-endo, 3-exo, 5-endo, 6-exo, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10-nonachlorobornane) and Palar No 62 (2, 2, 5, 5, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10-nonachlorobornane) |
Captafol | captafol |
Captan | captan |
Carbaryl | carbaryl |
Carbofuran | sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran, expressed as carbofuran |
Carbon disulphide | carbon disulphide |
Carbon tetrachloride | carbon tetrachloride |
Carbosulfan | carbosulfan |
Carfentrazone-ethyl | carfentrazone-ethyl (determined as carfentrazone and expressed as carfentrazone-ethyl) |
Cartap | cartap |
Chlorbenside | chlorbenside |
Chlorbufam | chlorbufam |
Chlordane | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: chlordane (sum of cis- and trans-chlordane) (2) for cereals: chlordane (sum of cis- and trans-isomers expressed as chlordane) (3) for foodstuffs of animal origin: (sum of cis- and trans-isomers and oxychlordane expressed as chlordane) |
Chlorfenapyr | chlorfenapyr |
Chlorfenson | chlorfenson |
Chlorfenvinphos | sum of E- and Z-isomers of chlorfenvinphos |
Chlormequat | chlormequat |
Chlorobenzilate | chlorobenzilate |
Chlorothalonil | chlorothalonil |
Chloroxuron | chloroxuron |
Chlorpropham | (1) for products of plant origin (except potatoes): chlorpropham and 3-chloroaniline expressed as chlorpropham, potatoes: chlor-propham (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: chlorpropham and 49-hydroxychlorpropham-0-sulphonic acid (4-HSA), expressed as chlorpropham |
Chlorpyrifos | chlorpyrifos |
Chlorpyrifos-methyl | chlorpyrifos-methyl |
Chlozolinate | chlozolinate |
Cinidon-ethyl | cinidon-ethyl (sum of cinidon-ethyl and its E-isomer) |
Clofentezine | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: clofentezine (2) for cereals and foodstuffs of animal origin: clofentezine (sum of all compounds containing the 2-chlorobenzoyl moiety expressed as clofentezine) |
Cyazofamid | cyazofamid |
Cyclanilide | cyclanilide |
Cyfluthrin | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: cyfluthrin and b- cyfluthrin (sum of isomers) (2) for cereals and foodstuffs of animal origin: cyfluthrin, including other mixed isomeric constituents (sum of isomers) |
Cyhalofop butyl | cyhalofop butyl (sum of cyhalofop butyl and its free acids) |
Cypermethrin | cypermethrin, including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers) |
Cyromazine | cyromazine |
Daminozide | sum of daminozide and 1,1 -dimethyl-hydrazine expressed as daminozide |
DDT | sum of pp9-DDT, op9-DDT, pp9-DDE and pp9-TDE (DDD) expressed as DDT |
Deltamethrin | deltamethrin |
Diallate | diallate |
Diazinon | diazinon |
Dichlofluanid | dichlofluanid |
Dichlorprop | dichlorprop (including dichlorprop P) |
Dichlorvos | dichlorvos |
Dicofol | (1) for products of plant origin and for foodstuffs of animal origin: except liver of cattle, sheep and goats: sum of P, P9 and O, P9 isomers (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: liver of cattle sheep and goats: 1.1-bis-(parachlorophenol)-2,2-dichloroethanol (PP9-FW152), expressed as dicofol |
Diflubenzuron | diflubenzuron |
Dimethenamid-P | dimethenamid-P including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers) |
Dimethipin | dimethipin |
Dimethoate | dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate) |
Dinoseb | dinoseb |
Dinoterb | dinoterb |
Dioxathion | dioxathion |
Diphenylamine | diphenylamine |
Diquat | diquat |
Disulfoton | sum of disulfoton, disulfoton sulphoxide and disulfoton sulphone expressed as disulfoton |
DNOC | DNOC |
Endosulfan | sum of alpha- and beta- isomers and of endosulfan sulphate, expressed as endosulfan |
Endrin | endrin |
Ethephon | ethephon |
Ethion | ethion |
Ethofumesate | ethofumesate (sum of ethofumesate and the metabolite 2, 3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-benzofuran-5-yl methane sulphonate expressed as ethofumesate) |
Ethoxysulfuron | ethoxysulfuron |
Ethylene oxide | ethylene oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloro-ethanol expressed as ethylene oxide) |
Famoxadone | famoxadone |
Fenamidone | fenamidone |
Fenamiphos | fenamiphos (sum of fenamiphos and its sulphoxide and sulphone expressed as fenamiphos) |
Fenarimol | fenarimol |
Fenbutatin oxide | fenbutatin oxide |
Fenchlorphos | fenchlorphos (sum of fenchlorphos and fenchlorphos oxon, expressed as fenchlorphos) |
Fenhexamid | fenhexamid |
Fenitrothion | fenitrothion |
Fenpropimorph | (1) for products of plant origin: fenpropimorph (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: fenpropimorph carboxylic acid (BF 421-2) expressed as fenpropimorph |
Fentin | fentin expressed as triphenyltin cation |
Fentin acetate | fentin acetate |
Fentin hydroxide | fentin hydroxide |
Fenvalarate and Esfenvalerate | (1) sum of RR and SS isomers (2) sum of RS and SR isomers |
Flazasulfuron | flazasulfuron |
Florasulam | florasulam |
Flucythrinate | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: flucythrinate (2) for cereals and foodstuffs of animal origin: sum of isomers expressed as flucythrinate |
Flufenacet | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: flufenacet (sum of all compounds containing the N fluorophenyl-N-isopropyl moiety expressed as flufenacet) (2) for cereals: flufenacet (sum of all compounds containing the N fluorophenyl-N-isopropyl moiety expressed as flufenacet equivalent) |
Flumioxazine | flumioxazine |
Flupyrsulfuron-methyl | flupyrsulfuron-methyl |
Flurochloridone | flurochloridone |
Fluroxypyr | (1) for products of plant origin: fluroxypyr and its esters expressed as fluroxypyr (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: fluroxypyr |
Flurtamone | flurtamone |
Folpet | folpet |
Foramsulfuron | foramsulfuron |
Formothion | formothion |
Fosthiazate | fosthiazate |
Furathiocarb | furathiocarb |
Glyphosate (except trimesium salt) | glyphosate |
Glyphosate (as trimesium salt) | trimethylsulfonium cation resulting from the use of glyphosate |
Heptachlor | sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide, expressed as heptachlor |
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) | hexachlorobenzene |
Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) | HCH, sum of isomers except the gamma isomer |
Hexaconazole | hexaconazole |
Hydrogen cyanide | hydrogen cyanide, cyanides expressed as hydrogen cyanide |
Hydrogen phosphide | hydrogen phosphide, phosphides expressed as hydrogen phosphide |
Imazalil | imazalil |
Imazamox | imazamox |
Inorganic bromide | inorganic bromide determined and expressed as total bromine from sources |
Iodosulfuron-methyl sodium | iodosulfuron-methyl sodium (iodosulfuron-methyl including salts, expressed as iodosulfuron-methyl) |
Ioxynil | ioxynil including its esters expressed as ioxynil |
Iprodione | (1) for products of plant origin: iprodione (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: sum of compounds and all metabolites containing the 3,5-dichloroaniline moiety expressed as 3,5 dichloroaniline |
Iprovalicarb | iprovalicarb |
Isoproturon | isoproturon |
Isoxaflutole | isoxaflutole (sum of isoxaflutole, RPA 202248 (2-cyano-3cyclopropyl-1-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl) propane-1,3-dione) and RPA 203328 (2-methane-sulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid) expressed as isoxaflutole) |
Kresoxim-methyl | (1) for products of plant origin: kresoxim-methyl (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: eggs: kresoxim-methyl; milk: 2-[2-(4-hydroxy-2-methylphenoxymethyl) phenyl]-2-methoxy-imino-acetic acid; meat, liver, fat and kidney: 2-methyloxyimino-2-[2-(o-tolyloxymethyl) phenyl] acetic acid |
Lambda-cyhalothrin | (1) for products of plant origin: lambda-cyhalothrin (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: lambda-cyhalothrin including other mixed isomeric constituents (sum of isomers) |
Lindane | lindane (hexachloro-cylohexane g) |
Linuron | linuron |
Malathion | malathion sum of malathion and malaoxon, expressed as malathion |
Maleic hydrazide | maleic hydrazide |
Maneb, Mancozeb, Metiram, Propineb and Zineb | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb and zineb (sum expressed as CS2) (2) for cereals and foodstuffs of animal origin: determined and expressed as carbon disulphide (CS2) |
Mecarbam | mecarbam |
Mecoprop | mecoprop (sum of mecoprop-p and mecoprop expressed as mecoprop) |
Mepanipyrim | mepanipyrim and its metabolite (2-anilino-4-(2-hydroxy-propyl)-6-methylpyrimidine) expressed as mepanipyrim |
Mercury compounds | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: sum of mercury compounds expressed as mercury (2) for cereals: mercury compounds (3) for foodstuffs of animal origin: sum of mercury compounds |
Mesotrione | mesotrione (sum of mesotrione and MNBA (4-methyl-sulfonyl-2-nitro benzoic acid), expressed as mesotrione |
Metalaxyl | (1) for products of plant origin: metalaxyl including other mixtures of constituent isomers including metalaxyl-M (sum of isomers) (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: metalaxyl |
Metalaxyl-M | metalaxyl-m |
Methacrifos | methacrifos |
Methamidophos | methamidophos |
Methidathion | methidathion |
Methomyl thiodicarb | (1) for products of plant origin other than cereals: methomyl/thiodicarb (sum expressed as methomyl) (2) for cereals and for foodstuffs of animal origin: sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl |
Methoxychlor | methoxychlor |
Methyl bromide (bromomethane) | methyl bromide (bromomethane) |
Metsulfuron methyl | metsulfuron methyl |
Mevinphos | sum of cis- and trans-mevinphos |
Molinate | molinate |
Monocrotophos | monocrotophos |
Monolinuron | monolinuron |
Myclobutanil | (1) for products of plant origin: myclobutanil (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: Alpha -(3-hydroxybutyl) -alpha- (4-chloro-phenyl)- 1H - 1,2,4 -triazole- 1 -propanenitrile (RH 9090) expressed as myclobutanil |
Nitrofen | nitrofen |
Oxadiargyl | oxadiargyl |
Oxasulfuron | oxasulfuron |
Oxydemeton methyl | oxydemeton methyl (sum of oxydemeton methyl and demeton-S-methylsulfone expressed as oxydemeton methyl) |
Paraquat | paraquat |
Parathion | parathion |
Parathion-methyl | parathion-methyl (sum of parathion-methyl and para-oxon-methyl expressed as parathion-methyl) |
Penconazole | penconazole |
Pendimethalin | pendimethalin |
Permethrin | permethrin (and sum of isomers) |
Phorate | sum of phorate, its oxygen analogue and their sulfoxides and sulphones expressed as phorate |
Phosalone | phosalone |
Phosmet | sum of phosmet and phosmet oxon expressed as phosmet |
Phosphamidon | phosphamidon |
Phoxim | phoxim |
Picolinafen | picolinafen |
Picoxystrobin | picoxystrobin |
Pirimiphos-methyl | pirimiphos-methyl |
Prochloraz | prochloraz (sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing the 2,4,6 -trichlorophenol moiety expressed as prochloraz) |
Procymidone | (1) for products of plant origin: procymidone (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: sum of procymidone and all metabolites containing the 3,5-dichloroaniline moiety expressed as 3,5-dichloroaniline |
Profenofos | profenofos |
Prohexadione | prohexadione and its salts expressed as prohexadione |
Propargite | propargite |
Propham | propham |
Propiconazole | propiconazole |
Propoxur | propoxur |
Propoxycarbazone | propoxycarbazone, its salts and 2-hydroxypropoxy- propoxycarbazone, calculated as propoxycarbazone |
Propyzamide | (1) for products of plant origin: propyzamide (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: sum of propyzamide and all metabolites containing the 3,5-dichlorobenzoic acid fraction expressed as propyzamide |
Prosulfuron | prosulfuron |
Pymetrozine | pymetrozine |
Pyraclostrobin | pyraclostrobin |
Pyraflufen-ethyl | pyraflufen-ethyl |
Pyrazophos | pyrazophos |
Pyrethrins | sum of pyrethrins I and II, cinerins l and II, jasmolins l and II |
Pyridate | pyridate (sum of pyridate, its hydrolysis product CL 9673 (6-chloro-4-hydroxy-3-phenylpyridazin) and hydrolysable conjugates of CL 9673 expressed as pyridate) |
Quinalphos | quinalphos |
Quinoxyfen | quinoxyfen |
Quintozene | (1) for products of plant origin: quintozene (sum of quintozene, and pentachloroaniline expressed as quintozene) (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: quintozene |
Resmethrin | resmethrin, including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers) |
Silthiofam | silthiofam |
Spiroxamine | (1) for products of plant origin: spiroxamine (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: spiroxamine carboxylic acid expressed as spiroxamine |
Sulfosulfuron | sulfosulfuron |
Tecnazene | tecnazene |
TEPP | TEPP |
Thiabendazole | (1) for products of plant origin: thiabendazole (2) for foodstuffs of animal origin: sum of thiabendazole and 5-hydroxy thiabendazole |
Thifensulfuron methyl | thifensulfuron methyl |
Triadimefon and Triadimenol | triadimefon and triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol) |
Triasulfuron | triasulfuron |
Triazophos | triazophos |
Trichlorfon | trichlorfon |
Tridemorph | tridemorph |
Trifloxystrobin | trifloxystrobin |
Triforine | triforine |
Vinclozolin | sum of vinclozolin and all metabolites containing 3, 5-dichloroaniline moiety, expressed as vinclozolin |
Zoxamide | zoxamide |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Group of products | Products included in the groups | Part of product to which maximum residue levels apply |
1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar: nuts | ||
(i) CITRUS FRUIT |
Grapefruit | } Whole product |
Lemons | ||
Limes | ||
Mandarins (including clementines and similar hybrids) | ||
Oranges | ||
Pomelos | ||
Others | ||
(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) |
Almonds | } Whole product after removal of shell |
Brazil nuts | ||
Cashew nuts | ||
Chestnuts | ||
Coconuts | ||
Hazelnuts | ||
Macadamia nuts | ||
Pecans | ||
Pine nuts | ||
Pistachios | ||
Walnuts | ||
Others | ||
(iii) POME FRUIT |
Apples | } Whole product after removal of stems |
Pears | ||
Quinces | ||
Others | ||
(iv) STONE FRUIT |
Apricots | } Whole product after removal of stems |
Cherries | ||
Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids) | ||
Plums | ||
Others | ||
(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT |
(a) Table and wine grapes |
} Whole product after removal of caps and stems (if any) and, in the case of currants, fruits with stems |
Table grapes |
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Wine grapes |
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(b) Strawberries (other than wild) |
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(c) Cane fruit (other than wild) |
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Blackberries |
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Dewberries |
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Loganberries |
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Raspberries |
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Others |
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(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild) |
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Bilberries |
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Cranberries |
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Currants (red, black and white) |
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Gooseberries |
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Others |
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(e) Wild berries and wild fruit |
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(vi) MISCELLANEOUS |
Avocados | } Whole fruit after removal of stems (if any) and in the case of pineapple, after removal of the crown } † Whole fruit after removal of stems (if any), after removal of soil (if any) by rinsing in running water |
Bananas | ||
Dates | ||
Figs | ||
Kiwi fruit | ||
Kumquats | ||
Litchis | ||
Mangoes | ||
Olives (table consumption)† | ||
Olives (oil extract) | ||
Papaya | ||
Passion fruit | ||
Pineapples | ||
Pomegranates | ||
Others | ||
2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry | ||
(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES |
Beetroot | } Whole product after removal of tops and adhering soil (if any) (removal of soil by rinsing in running water or by gentle brushing of the dry product) |
Carrots | ||
Cassava | ||
Celeriac | ||
Horseradish | ||
Jerusalem artichokes | ||
Parsnips | ||
Parsley root | ||
Radishes | ||
Salsify | ||
Sweet potatoes | ||
Swedes | ||
Turnips | ||
Yams | ||
Others | ||
(ii) BULB VEGETABLES |
Garlic | } For dry onions, shallots and garlic: garlic: whole product after removal of easily detachable skin and soil (if any); onions, shallots and garlic other than dry, spring onions: whole product after removal of roots and soil (if any) |
Onions | ||
Shallots | ||
Spring onions | ||
Others | ||
(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES |
(a) Solanacea |
} Whole product after removal of stems } Kernels or cobs without husks |
Tomatoes |
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Peppers |
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Chilli peppers |
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Aubergines |
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Okra |
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Others |
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(b) Cucurbits — edible peel |
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Cucumbers |
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Gherkin |
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Courgettes |
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Others |
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(c) Cucurbits — inedible peel |
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Melons |
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Squashes |
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Watermelons |
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Others |
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(d) Sweet corn |
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(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES |
(a) Flowering brassicas |
} Cauliflower and broccoli curd only } Product after removal of decayed leaves (if any) } Whole product after removal of tops and adhering soil (if any) (removal of soil by rinsing in running water or by gentle brushing of the dry product) |
Broccoli |
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Cauliflower |
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Others |
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(b) Head brassicas |
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Brussels sprouts |
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Head cabbage |
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Others |
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(c) Leafy brassicas |
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Chinese cabbage |
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Kale |
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Others |
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(d) Kohlrabi |
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(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS |
(a) Lettuce and similar |
} Whole product after removal of decayed outer leaves, root and soil (if any) |
Cress |
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Lamb's lettuce |
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Lettuce |
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Scarole |
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Others |
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(b) Spinach and similar |
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Spinach |
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Beet leaves (chard) |
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Others |
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(c) Watercress |
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(d) Witloof |
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(e) Herbs |
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Chervil |
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Chives |
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Parsley |
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Celery Leaves |
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Others |
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(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (FRESH) |
Beans (with pods) | } Whole product after removal of pods or with pods if they are intended to be eaten |
Beans (without pods) | ||
Peas (with pods) | ||
Peas (without pods) | ||
Others | ||
(vii) STEM VEGETABLES |
Asparagus | } Whole product after removal of decayed tissue and soil (if Globe artichokes any); leeks and fennel: whole product after removal of roots and soil (if any) |
Cardoons | ||
Celery | ||
Fennel | ||
Fennel | ||
Globe artichokes | ||
Rhubarb | ||
Others | ||
(viii) FUNGI |
Mushrooms (other than wild) | } Whole product after removal of soil or growing medium |
Wild Mushrooms | ||
3. Pulses | Beans | } Whole product |
Lentils | ||
Peas | ||
Others | ||
4. Oil seeds | Linseed | } Whole seed or kernel after removal of shell and husk when possible } * Whole seed, including shell when present, and whole seed without shell, when the shell is absent |
Peanuts | ||
Poppy seed | ||
Rape seed | ||
Sesame seed | ||
Sunflower seed* | ||
Soya bean | ||
Hemp seed | ||
Others | ||
5. Potatoes | Early potatoes | } Whole product after removal of soil (if any) (removal of soil by rinsing in running water or by gentle brushing of the dry product) |
Ware potatoes | ||
6. Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise, Camellia sinensis) | } Whole product | |
7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder | Whole product | |
8. Spices | Cumin seed | } Whole product |
Juniper berries | ||
Nutmeg | ||
Pepper, black and white | ||
Vanilla pods | ||
Others | ||
9. Cereals | Wheat | } Whole grain without husk |
Rye | ||
Barley | ||
Sorghum | ||
Oats | ||
Triticale | ||
Maize | ||
Buckwheat | ||
Millet | ||
Rice | ||
Other cereals | ||
10. Foodstuffs of animal origin | Meat, fat and preparations of meat Milk Eggs |
} Whole commodity (for fat soluble pesticides a portion of carcase fat is analysed and MRLs apply to carcase fat) } Whole commodity } Whole egg whites and yolks combined after removal of shells |
Title | Number |
Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 | S.R. 2002 No. 20 |
Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 | S.R. 2002 No. 27 |
Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 | S.R. 2002 No. 250 |
Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 | S.R. 2003 No. 123 |
Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 | S.R. 2003 No. 379 |
Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 | S.R. 2003 No. 435 |
Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 | S.R. 2004 No. 200 |
Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 | S.R. 2004 No. 367 |
Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 | S.R. 2005 No. 51 |
Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 | S.R. 2005 No. 401 |
[2] 1972 c. 68 the powers conferred by section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51)back
[3] 1985 c. 48; section 16 was amended by the Pesticides (Fees and Enforcement) Act 1989 (c. 27) and by the Pesticides Act 1998 (c. 26); see also section 25(2), and Article 3(4) of the Department (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), and section 25(2A) as inserted by section 1(5) of the Pesticides Act 1998back
[4] Established by S.R. 1987 No. 341back
[5] O.J. No. L340, 9.12.1976, p. 26, as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/70/EC (O.J. No. L276, 21.10.2005, p. 35)back
[6] O.J. No. L221, 7.8.1986, p. 37, as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/30/EC (O.J. No. L75, 14.3.2006, p. 7)back
[7] O.J. No. L221, 7.8.1986, p. 43, as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/30/EC (O.J. No. L75, 14.3.2006, p. 7)back
[8] O.J. No. L350, 14.12.1990, p. 71, as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/30/EC (O.J. No. L75, 14.3.06, p. 7)back
[10] O.J. No. L187, 16.7.2002, p. 30back