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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th July, 2017.
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I, MICHAEL CREED, 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 (EU) 2016/1914 of 31 October 20161
, hereby make the following regulations:
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining of Vegetable Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.
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2. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining of Vegetable Species) Regulations 2004 (
S.I. No. 121 of 2004
) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2 for the definition of “Directive” (as amended by
S.I. No. 369 of 2016
)) the following-
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“‘Directive’ means Commission Directive No. 2003/91/EC of 6 October 20032
as amended by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/1914 of 31 October 2016;”.
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3. The following regulations are revoked—
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(a) The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining of Vegetable Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (
S.I. No. 421 of 2007
), and
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(b) The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Vegetable Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (
S.I. No. 369 of 2016
).
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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30 June 2017.
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MICHAEL CREED,
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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 (EU) 2016/1914 of 31 October 2016 which amends Council Directive 2003/91/EC on the Characteristics and Minimum Conditions for Examining Vegetable Species.
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1 O.J. No. L296, 01.11.2016, p. 7
2 O.J. No. L254, 08.10.2003, p. 11 |