Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 24th June, 2011.

I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 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 full effect to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 256/2009 of 23 March 2009¹ , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 822/2009 of 27 August 2009² , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1050/2009 of 28 October 2009³ , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1097/2009 of 16 November 2009⁴ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 304/2010 of 9 April 2010⁵ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 459/2010 of 27 May 2010⁶ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 600/2010 of 8 July 2010⁷ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 750/2010 of 7 July 2010⁸ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 893/2010 of 8 October 2010⁹ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 310/2011 of 28 March 2011¹⁰ and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 460/2011 of 12 May 2011¹¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

2. The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 565 of 2008 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1) by substituting for the definition of "Pesticide MRL Regulation" the following-

" 'Pesticide MRL Regulation' means Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 178/2006 of 1 February 2006, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 149/2008 of 29 January 2008, Regulation (EC) No. 299/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 260/2008 of 18 March 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 839/2008 of 31 July 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 256/2009 of 23 March 2009, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 822/2009 of 27 August 2009, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1050/2009 of 28 October 2009, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1097/2009 of 16 November 2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 304/2010 of 9 April 2010, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 459/2010 of 27 May 2010, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 600/2010 of 8 July 2010, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 750/2010 of 7 July 2010, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 893/2010 of 8 October 2010, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 310/2011 of 28 March 2011 and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 460/2011 of 12 May 2011.".

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

15 June 2011.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

INFORMATION NOTE

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

These Regulations amend the maximum residue levels (MRL) for certain plant protection products permissible in food and feed crops as provided for under Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005.

1 O.J. No. L81 of 27.03.2009, p.3

2 O.J. No. L239 of 10.09.2009, p.5

3 O.J. No. L290 of 06.11.2009, p.7

4 O.J. No. L301 of 17.11.2009, p.6

5 O.J. No. L94 of 15.04.2010, p.1

6 O.J. No. L129 of 28.05.2010, p.3

7 O.J. No. L174 of 09.07.2010, p.18

8 O.J. No. L220 of 21.08.2010, p.1

9 O.J. No. L266 of 09.10.2010, p.10

10 O.J.No. L86 of 01.04.2011, p.1

11 O.J.No. L124 of 13.05.2011, p.23