S.I. No. 68/1987:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (DEHYDRATED PRESERVED MILK) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1987.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (DEHYDRATED PRESERVED MILK) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1987.

I, AUSTIN DEASY, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 83/635/EEC¹ of 13 December, 1983, hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Dehydrated Preserved Milk) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987, and shall come into operation on the 6th day of March, 1987.

2. The European Communities (Dehydrated Preserved Milk) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 152 of 1980 ), are hereby amended in Regulation 2 by--

(a) the insertion after the definition of "authorised officer" of the following definition "the Council Directive" means Council Directive 83/635/EEC¹ of 13 December 1983, and

(b) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "the Directive"; " the Directive" means Council Directive 76/118/EEC¹ of 18 December, 1975, as amended by Council Directive 83/635/EEC¹ of 13 December, 1983.

3. The European Communities (Dehydrated Preserved Milk) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 152 of 1980 ), are hereby amended by the substitution of the following Regulation for Regulation 11:

"11. (1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation, the appropriate particulars specified in Article 7(4) (inserted by Article 1.3 of the Council Directive) of the Directive shall appear on the packaging, containers or labels of products to which these Regulations apply.

⁽¹⁾ O.J. No. L357 21.12.83 p. 37.

⁽²⁾ O.J. No. L24 30.1.76 p. 49.

(2) The particulars set out under paragraphs 2 and 4(a) of Article 7 (inserted by Article 1 of the Council Directive) shall appear in the same field of vision as those listed in Article 11(3)(a) of Directive 79/112/EEC.

(3) Where vitamins are added to products there shall be marked on the packages, containers or labels of such products details of the nature and quantity of such vitamins.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5) of this Regulation, the appropriate particulars specified in Article 7(a) (inserted by Article 1.4 of the Council Directive) to be marked on the packages, containers or labels of the products defined in the Annex to the Directive shall be clearly visible, easily legible and in indelible characters.

(5) A person shall not market in the State any of the products defined in the Annex to the Directive if the particulars referred to in paragraph 1 (a), (d) and (e) of Article 7 (a) of the Directive (inserted by Article 1.4 of the Council Directive) do not appear in a language which can be easily understood by the purchaser unless the purchaser is given such information by other means.

(6) Paragraph (5) of this Regulation shall not be construed so as to preclude the appearance of the relevant particulars in several languages; provided at least one of the languages is easily understood by the purchaser."

4. The European Communities (Dehydrated Preserved Milk) Regulations, 1980, are hereby amended by the substitution of the following Regulation for Regulation 12:

"12. Where a product to which these Regulations apply weighs less than 20 grams per unit and is packed in an outer package, the particulars required by paragraph 5 of Article 7 (inserted by Article 1.3 of the Council Directive) of the Directive need appear on the outer packaging only, except for the designation under which the product is sold required by paragraph 2 (a) of the said Article 7.".

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 6th day of March, 1987.

(Signed) AUSTIN DEASY,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This order amends the European Communities (Dehydrated Preserved Milk) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 152 of 1980 ).