S.I. No. 489 of 2006

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2006

I, Mary Coughlan, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 2006/61/EC of 7 July 2006¹ and Commission Directive 2006/62/EC of 12 July 2006² , hereby make the following Regulations-

1.   These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2006.

2.   The European Communities (Pesticide Residues)(Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 180 of 1999 ) are amended in Regulation 2 (1) by substituting, for the definition of -�Directive-� (inserted by the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 259 of 2006 ) ), the following -

-� -�Directive-� means Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July 1986³ , Council Directive 93/57/EEC of 29 June 1993⁴ , Council Directive 94/29/EC of 23 June 1994⁵ , Council Directive 95/39/EC of 17 July 1995⁶ , and corrigenda to Council Directive 95/39/EC⁷ , Council Directive 96/33/EC of 21 May 1996⁸ , Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997⁹ , Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997¹⁰ , Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 1998¹¹ , Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999¹² Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000¹³ , Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000¹⁴ and corrigenda to Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000¹⁵ , Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000¹⁶ , Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 2000¹⁷ , Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 2000¹⁸ , Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 2001¹⁹ , Commission Directive 2001/57/EC of 25 July 2001²⁰ , Commission Directive 2002/23/EC of 26 February 2002²¹ , Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 2002²² , Commission Directive 2002/66/EC of 16 July 2002²³ , Commission Directive 2002/71/EC of 19 August 2002²⁴ , Commission Directive 2002/79/EC of 2 October 2002²⁵ , Commission Directive 2002/97/EC of 16 December 2002²⁶ , Council Regulation (EC) NO 807/2003 of 14 April 2003²⁷ Commission Directive 2003/60/EC of 18 June 2003²⁸ , Commission Directive 2003/113/EC of 3 December 2003²⁹ , Commission Directive 2003/118/EC of 5 December 2003³⁰ , Commission Directive 2004/2/EC of 9 January 2004³¹ , Commission Directive 2004/61/EC of 26 April 2004³² , Commission Directive 2005/46/EC of 8 July 2005³³ , Commission Directive 2005/48/EC of 23 August 2005³⁴ , Commission Directive 2005/70/EC of 20 October 2005³⁵ , (from 14 September 2006) Commission Directive 2006/30/EC of 13 March 2006³⁶ , from 20 January 2007) Commission Directive 2006/61/EC of 7 July 2006 and (from 20 January 2008) Commission Directive 2006/62/EC of 12 July 2006;-�,

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

Commission Directive 2006/61/EC amends the Annex to Council Directive 86/363EEC as regards the maximum residue levels of azinphos-ethyl, fenthion and triazophos.

Commission Directive 2006/62/EC amends the Annex to Council Directive 86/363/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for phenmedipham and chlorfenvinphos.

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