Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 13th October, 2015. |
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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 Regulation (EU) 2015/1607 of 24 September 20151 hereby make the following regulations: |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No.4) Regulations 2015. |
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2. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 426 of 2011 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of "Commission Regulation 669/2009" the following- |
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" ‘Commission Regulation 669/2009’ means Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 20092 (as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 212/2010 of 12 March 20103 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 323/2014 of 28 March 20144 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 718/2014 of 27 June 20145 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1607 of 24 September 2015) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 885/2014 of 13 August 20146 , and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 of 18 June 20157 ;". |
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3. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 311 of 2015 ) are revoked. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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6 October 2015. |
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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 revise controls on the import of certain food and feed of non-animal origin from specific third countries with regard to pesticide residues. |
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