Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 20th January, 2012. |
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I, SIMON COVENEY, 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 effect to Commission Implementing Directive 2011/68/EC of 1 July 20111 , hereby make the following regulations: |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. |
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2. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 122 of 2004 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2 the definition of "Directive" for the following- |
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" 'Directive' means Commission Directive No. 2003/90/EC of 6 October 20032 as amended by Commission Implementing Directive 2011/68/EU of 1 July 2011.". |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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29 December 2011. |
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SIMON COVENEY, |
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. |
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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 give effect to the provisions of Commission Implementing Directive 2011/68/EU of 1 July 2011 which amends Council Directive 2003/90/EC on the Characteristics and Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species. |
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