Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 18th November, 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) 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: |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
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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- |
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" ‘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);". |
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3. The following Regulations are revoked- |
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(a) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1980 ( S.I. No. 101 of 1980 ); |
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(b) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1981 ( S.I. No. 389 of 1981 ); |
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(c) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1983 ( S.I. No. 270 of 1983 ); |
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(d) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1987 ( S.I. No. 297 of 1987 ); |
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(e) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 162 of 1988 ); |
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(f) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) (No. 2) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 361 of 1988 ); |
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(g) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1989 ( S.I. No. 288 of 1989 ); |
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(h) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 338 of 1990); |
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(i) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 446 of 1997 ); |
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(j) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 372 of 1998 ); |
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(k) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 99 of 1999 ); |
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(l) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 188 of 2000 ); |
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(m) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 340 of 2002 ) |
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(n) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval)(Amendment) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 643 of 2002 ); |
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(o) European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 364 of 2012 ). |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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11 November 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 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. |
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