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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 10th February, 2015.
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I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in the 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 further effect to Council Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 19981 as amended by Council Directive 2013/25/EU of 13 May 20132 , hereby make the following regulations:
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Lawyers’ Establishment) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.
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(2) The European Communities (Lawyers’ Establishment) Regulations 2003 to 2008 and these Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Lawyers’ Establishment) Regulations 2003 to 2015.
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2. The Schedule to the European Communities (Lawyers’ Establishment) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 732 of 2003 ) is amended by the addition, to the legal professional titles in member states specified in that Schedule, of the following:
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"Croatia Odvjetnik/Odvjetnica".
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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2 February 2015.
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FRANCES FITZGERALD,
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Minister for Justice and Equality.
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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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Consequent on the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union and the requirements of Council Directive 2013/25/EU, these Regulations extend the European Communities (Lawyers’ Establishment) Regulations 2003 to 2008 to lawyers from that Member State and thereby give further effect to Directive 98/5/EC which facilitates lawyers whose qualifications were obtained in another Member State to practise in the State.
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1 OJ No. L.77, 14.3.1998, p. 36.
2 OJ No. L.158, 10.6.2013, p. 368.
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