Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 20th January, 2012.

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 Directive 2010/60/EU of 30 August 2010¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Marketing of Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

2. The European Communities (Marketing of Seeds) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 431 of 2009 ) are amended by substituting, in Regulation 2, the definition of "Commission Directive" (as amended by the European Communities (Marketing of Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 531 of 2010 ) for the following-

" 'Commission Directive' means Commission Directive 2008/62/EC of 20 June 2008² , Commission Directive 2009/145/EC of 26 November 2009³ and Commission Directive 2010/60/EU of 30 August 2010;".

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

29 December 2011.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations provide for derogations in relation to the marketing of preservation mixtures from the requirements of the Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and give effect to Commission Directive 2010/60/EU. Preservation mixtures of fodder plant seed are intended for recreation of the flora of natural and semi-natural habitats. These Regulations specify requirements for the production and marketing of such mixtures.

1 O.J. No. L 228, 31.8.2010, p.10

2 O.J. No. L 162, 21.6.2008, p.13

3 O.J. No. L 312, 27.11.2009, p.44