Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 1st April, 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 further effect to Commission Decision No. 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Foot and Mouth Disease) (Restrictions on Imports from Bulgaria) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

2. The European Communities (Foot and Mouth Disease) (Restrictions on Imports from Bulgaria) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 12 of 2011 ) are amended, in Regulation 2(1), by substituting for the definition of "Commission Decision" the following

" 'Commission Decision' means Commission Decision No. 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011;".

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

24 March 2011.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These regulations give further effect to Commission Decision No. 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011 and concern restrictions on imports from Bulgaria due to the presence of Foot and Mouth Disease in that country.

1 O.J. L19, 22.01.2011, p. 20