Skip to main content

This content is exclusively provided by FAO / FAOLEX / ECOLEX

These Regulations provide that a person shall not put into circulation any product of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, to which these Regulations apply, if it contains the residue of a pesticide specified in the Regulations in a quantity greater than the maximum laid down. A person shall not place on the market any controlled product if: (a) the product contains within it or on it a pesticide residue; and (b) the level of such pesticide residue exceeds the maximum specified in relation to the controlled product in Annex II. "Controlled product" means the portion of the products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, listed in the third column of Annex I. Remaining provisions define powers of authorized officers, analysis of samples in legal proceedings, and prescribe offences. (12 regulations completed by 3 Schedules)
These Regulations provide that a person shall not put into circulation any product of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, to which these Regulations apply, if it contains the residue of a pesticide specified in the Regulations in a quantity greater than the maximum laid down. A person shall not place on the market any controlled product if: (a) the product contains within it or on it a pesticide residue; and (b) the level of such pesticide residue exceeds the maximum specified in relat
These Regulations serve to consolidate the provisions of the European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations 1997 to 1998.
Title:
European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. 179 of 1999).
Country:
Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
1999
Data source:
Repealed:
Yes
Amended by