Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Chapters II, III and V shall apply as from six months from the publication of the last of the Regulations establishing Annexes I, II, III and IV.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 23 February 2005.

For the European Parliament

The President

J.P. BORRELL FONTELLES

For the Council

The President

N. SCHMIT

( 1 ) OJ C 234, 30.9.2003, p. 33 .

( 2 ) Opinion of the European Parliament of 20 April 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 19 July 2004 ( OJ C 25 E, 1.2.2005, p. 1 ) and Position of the European Parliament of 15 December 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 24 January 2005.

( 3 ) OJ L 340, 9.12.1976, p. 26 . Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 ( OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36 ).

( 4 ) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/61/EC ( OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 81 ).

( 5 ) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 43 . Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/61/EC.

( 6 ) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/95/EC ( OJ L 301, 28.9.2004, p. 42 ).

( 7 ) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/99/EC ( OJ L 309, 6.10.2004, p. 6 ).

( 8 ) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1 . Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1642/2003 ( OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 4 ).

( 9 ) OJ L 33, 8.2.1979, p. 36 . Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7 . Regulation as corrected in OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 5 ).

( 10 ) OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/100/EC ( OJ L 285, 1.11.2003, p. 33 ).

( 11 ) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1 . Regulation as corrected in OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1 .

( 12 ) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23 .

( 13 ) Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market ( OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1 ). Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 ( OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1 ).

( 14 ) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin ( OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1 ). Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/2004 ( OJ L 326, 29.10.2004, p. 19 ).

( 15 ) Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community ( OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1 ). Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

( 16 ) Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC ( OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10 ). Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

( 17 ) Commission Directive 2002/63/EC of 11 July 2002 establishing Community methods of sampling for the official control of pesticide residues in and on products of plant and animal origin and repealing Directive 79/700/EEC ( OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30 ).

REGULATION (EC) NO 396/2005 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC