European Communities (Aerosol Dispensers) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.S.I. No. 72/2014


European Communities (Aerosol Dispensers) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.S.I. No. 72/2014

S.I. No. 72/2014 - European Communities (Aerosol Dispensers) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 7th February, 2014.

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purposes of giving further effect to Council Directive No. 75/324/EEC of 20 May 19751 and effect to Commission Directive No. 2013/10/EU of 19 March 20132 , hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Aerosol Dispensers) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations come into operation from-

(a) 19June 2014 as regards aerosol dispensers containing a substance,

(b) 1June 2015 as regards aerosol dispensers containing mixtures other than such dispensers referred to in paragraph (c), and

(c) 1June 2017 as regards aerosol dispensers containing mixtures which are placed on the market before 1 June 2015.

2. The European Communities (Aerosol Dispensers) Regulations 1977 ( S.I. No. 144 of 1977 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1) by substituting for the definition of "the Council Directive" (inserted by Regulation 2(a)(ii) of the European Communities (Aerosol Dispensers) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 446 of 2009 )) the following:

"‘Council Directive’ means Council Directive 75/324/EEC of 20 May 19751, as amended by Commission Directive 94/1/EC of 6 January 19943 , Directive 2007/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 20074 , Commission Directive 2008/47/EC of 8 April 20085 and Commission Directive 2013/10/EU of 19 March 20132."

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

4 February 2014.

RICHARD BRUTON,

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations give effect to Commission Directive No. 2013/10/EU of 19 March 2013, which amends Council Directive No. 75/324/EEC of 20 May 1975 relating to the conditions and standards governing the manufacture, filling, marketing and labelling of certain aerosol dispensers.

1 OJ No. L 147, 9.6.1975, p. 40.

2 OJ No. L 77, 20.3.2013, p. 20.

3 OJ No. L 23, 28.1.1994, p.28.

4 OJ No. L 247, 21.9.2007, p.17.

5 OJ No. L 96, 9.4.2008, p.15.

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