Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 18th November, 2014.

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) and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 2014/43/EU of 18 March 2014¹ and Commission Directive 2014/44/EU of 18 March 2014² , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

2. The European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 531 of 2011 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1), by substituting for the definition of "Tractor Directive" the following-

" ‘Tractor Directive’ means Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003³ (as amended by Council Directive 2004/66/EC of 26 April 2004⁴ , Commission Directive 2005/13/EC of 21 February 2005⁵ , Commission Directive 2005/67/EC of 18 October 2005⁶ , Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006⁷ , Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008⁸ , Commission Directive 2010/22/EU of 15 March 2010⁹ , Commission Directive 2010/62/EU of 8 September 2010¹⁰ , Council Directive 2013/15/EU of 13 May 2013¹¹ and Commission Directive 2014/44/EU of 18 March 2014) and Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2000¹² (as amended by Commission Directive 2005/13/EC of 21 February 2005, Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006, Commission Directive 2010/22/EU of 15 March 2010, Directive 2011/72/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2011¹³ , Directive 2011/87/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011¹⁴ , Council Directive 2013/15/EU of 13 May 2013 and Commission Directive 2014/43/EU of 18 March 2014);".

3. The following Regulations are revoked-

(a) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1980 ( S.I. No. 101 of 1980 );

(b) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1981 ( S.I. No. 389 of 1981 );

(c) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1983 ( S.I. No. 270 of 1983 );

(d) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1987 ( S.I. No. 297 of 1987 );

(e) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 162 of 1988 );

(f) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) (No. 2) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 361 of 1988 );

(g) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1989 ( S.I. No. 288 of 1989 );

(h) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 338 of 1990);

(i) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 446 of 1997 );

(j) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 372 of 1998 );

(k) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 99 of 1999 );

(l) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 188 of 2000 );

(m) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 340 of 2002 )

(n) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval)(Amendment) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 643 of 2002 );

(o) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 364 of 2012 ).

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

11 November 2014.

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 implement the provisions of Commission Directive 2014/43/EU and Commission Directive 2014/44/EU as regards the provisions for tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme.

1 OJ L 82, 20.3.2014, p.12

2 OJ L 82, 20.3.2014, p.20

3 OJ L 171, 9.7.2003, p. 1

4 OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 35

5 OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 35

6 OJ L 273, 19.10.2005, p. 17

7 OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 81

8 OJ L 311, 21.11.2008, p. 1

9 OJ L 91, 10.4.2010, p. 1

10 OJ L 238, 9.9.2010, p. 7

11 OJ L 158, 10.6.2013, p.172

12 OJ L 173, 12.7.2000, p. 1

13 OJ L 246, 23.9.2011, p.1

14 OJ L 301, 18.11.2011, p.1