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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 2nd November, 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. 889/2012 of 27 September 20121 , 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) (No.4) 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 20092 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 212/2010 of 12 March 20103 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 889/2012 of 27 September 2012;".
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3. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No.245 of 2012 ) are revoked.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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25 October 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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1 OJ L 263, 28.9.2012, p. 26
2 OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11
3 OJ L 65, 13.3.2010, p. 16
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