Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 13th June, 2014. |
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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 2013/57/EU of 20 November 20131 , 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 2013. |
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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 Directive No. 2013/57/EU of 20 November 2013.". |
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3. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 145 of 2013 ) are revoked. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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5 June 2014. |
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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 2013/57/EU of 20 November 2013 which amends Council Directive 2003/90/EC on the Characteristics and Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species. |
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