Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 14th February, 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 full effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1277/2011 of 8 December 20111 , hereby make the following regulations: |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. |
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2. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 426 of 2011 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of "Commission Regulation 669/2009" the following- |
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" 'Commission Regulation 669/2009' means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 212/2010 of 12 March 2010, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 433/2011 of 4 May 2011, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 799/2011 of 9 August 2011 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1277/2011 of 8 December 2011;". |
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3. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 640 of 2011 ) are revoked. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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8 February 2012. |
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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 revise controls on the import of certain food of non-animal origin from specific third countries with regard to pesticide residues. |
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