S.I. No. 409/1979 -- European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1979.
S.I. No. 409/1979: EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF FERTILISERS) REGULATIONS, 1979. |
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF FERTILISERS) REGULATIONS, 1979. |
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I, RAY MAC SHARRY, Minister for Agriculture, 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 effect to Commission Directive No. 79/138 /EEC, hereby make the following regulations: |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1979. |
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2. Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 12 of 1978 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of "the directive" of the following definition: |
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" 'the directive' means Commission Directive No. 77/535/EEC of 22 June, 1977, (a) as amended by Commission Directive No. 79/138/EEC of 14 December, 1978 (b);". |
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(a) OJ No. L213/1, 22-8-1977. |
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(b) OJ No. L39/3, 14-2-1979. |
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3. References in the European Communities (Marketing of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 13 of 1978 ), to the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978, shall be construed as references to those Regulations as amended by these Regulations. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 19th day of December, 1979. |
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RAY MAC SHARRY, |
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Minister for Agriculture. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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The Regulations implement the provisions of Commission Directive (79/138/EEC) which lays down methods for determining water soluble magnesium and total magnesium in fertilisers marketed under the designation "EEC fertiliser". |
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