Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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-Iris Oifigiúil- of 4th December, 2012. |
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I, JAMES REILLY, Minister for Health, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 274/2012 of 27 March 20121 , hereby make the following regulations: |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Special Conditions Governing the Import of Certain Foodstuffs from Certain Third Countries Due to Contamination Risk by Aflatoxins) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. |
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2. In these Regulations, -Principal Regulations- means the European Union (Special Conditions Governing the Import of Certain Foodstuffs from Certain Third Countries Due to Contamination Risk by Aflatoxins) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 650 of 2011 ). |
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3. Regulation 2(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the definition of -EC Regulation 1152/2009- the following: |
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--EC Regulation 1152/2009- means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1152/2009 of 27 November 20092 , as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 274/2012 of 27 March 20121.-. |
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4. Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations is amended- |
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(a) in paragraph (1), by substituting -Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in the case of foodstuffs- for -In the case of foodstuffs-, |
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(b) in paragraph (1)(j), by deleting -save where the foodstuffs are those referred to in Article 1(1)(g) of EC Regulation 1152/2009-, |
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(c) in paragraph (2), by substituting -Article 1(1)(b) to (f)- for -Article 1(1)(b) to (g)-, and |
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(d) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following paragraph: |
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-(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(j) and (k) and Article 7(2) of EC Regulation 1152/2009, foodstuffs referred to in Article 1(1)(f) of EC Regulation 1152/2009 which have left the United States of America before 18 April 2012 and which are not accompanied by the Voluntary Aflatoxin Sampling Plan certificate, shall be subject to a physical check, including sampling and analysis.- |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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29 November 2012. |
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JAMES REILLY, |
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Minister for Health. |
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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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 274/2012 of 27 March 2012. |
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These Regulations amend the European Union (Special Conditions Governing the Import of Certain Foodstuffs from Certain Third Countries Due to Contamination Risk by Aflatoxins) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 650 of 2011 ) in the manner specified in these Regulations. |
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These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Special Conditions Governing the Import of Certain Foodstuffs from Certain Third Countries Due to Contamination Risk by Aflatoxins) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. |
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