S.I. No. 356 of 2003

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations 2003

I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 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 2003/60/EC of 18 June 2003¹ hereby make the following Regulations:

1.       These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations 2003.

2.       The European Communities (Pesticide Residues)

(Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations 1989 (S. I. No. 105 of 1989 ) are amended, in Annex II to the Schedule, by deleting the entry relating to diquat.

Explanatory Note

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

These Regulations amend existing regulations on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables.

Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2.

¹ O.J. No. L 155, 24.06.2003, p. 15.