Council Directive 88/298/EEC of 16 May 1988 amending Annex II to Directives 76/895/EEC and 86/362/EEC relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables and cereals respectively

COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 16 May 1988
amending Annex II to Directives 76/895/EEC and 86/362/EEC relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables and cereals respectively
(88/298/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/895/EEC of 23 November 1976 relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals (3), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in the light of technical and scientific progress and of the requirements of public health and agriculture, it is necessary to amend the provisions, particularly the maximum levels, contained in Annex II to Directive 76/895/EEC relating to captafol, captan, chlorfenvinphos, dodine, fenitrothion, folpet, formothion and malathion;
Whereas, for the same reasons, it seems desirable to update Directive 76/895/EEC by adding provisions relating to further pesticides, residues of which may occur in and on fruit and vegetables, namely, ethion, ethylene dibromide, mevinphos, phosalone and 2, 4, 5-T, and to update Directive 86/362/EEC by adding provisions relating to a further pesticide the residues of which may occur in cereals, namely, captafol,