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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 27th March, 2018. | ||
I, MICHAEL CREED, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/5 of 3 January 20181 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) (Amendment) (No.4) Regulations 2018. | ||
2. The European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 297 of 2012 ) are amended— | ||
(a) by substituting for Regulation 2 (1) the following— | ||
“2. (1) In these Regulations— | ||
‘Decision 2012/270’ means Commission Implementing Decision 2012/270/EU of 16 May 20122 as amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/679/EU of 25 September 20143 , Commission Implementing Decision 2016/1359/EU of 8 August 20164 and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/5 of 3 January 2018; | ||
‘Principal Regulations’ means the European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 894 of 2004).”, and | ||
(b) in Regulation 4 and 5 by substituting “Decision 2012/270” for “Commission Implementing Decision 2012/270/EU of 16 May 2012” in each place it occurs. | ||
3. The European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 79 of 2017 ) are revoked. | ||
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Given under my Official Seal, | ||
20 March 2018. | ||
MICHAEL CREED, | ||
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||
These Regulations update measures intended to prevent the introduction into and spread with the European Union of the harmful organism Epitrix which affects potatoes. | ||
