S.I. No. 53/1999 -- European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful To Plants Or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999.
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S.I. No. 53 of 1999. |
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (INTRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS HARMFUL TO PLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS) (PROHIBITION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1999. |
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S.I. No. 53 of 1999. |
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (INTRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS HARMFUL TO PLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS) (PROHIBITION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1999. |
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I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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 Commission Directive 98/100/EC of 21 December 1998(1) hereby make the following Regulations: |
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant or Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999. |
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(2) The collective citation “European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) Regulations 1980 to 1999” shall include these Regulations. |
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2. In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1980 ). |
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3. Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (1) in the definition of “the Directive” for “and Commission Directive 98/22/EC of 15 April 1998” (inserted by the European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 398 of 1998 )) of “, Commission Directive 98/22/EC of 15 April 1998 and Commission Directive 98/100/EC of 21 December 1998”. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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These Regulations implement the provisions of Commission Directive 98/100/EC which extends the expiry date for Ireland's protected zone status in respect of the harmful organism Erwinia amylovora. |
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