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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd August, 2018.
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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) 2018/100 of 22 January 20181
, hereby make the following regulations:
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1. TheseRegulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
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2. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) Regulations 2004 (
S.I. No. 122 of 2004
) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2 for the definition of “Directive” (as amended by the European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (
S.I. No. 311 of 2017
) the following—
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“‘Directive’ means Commission Directive No. 2003/90/EC of 6 October 20032
as amended by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/100 of 22 January 2018;”.
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3. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (
S.I. No. 311 of 2017
) is revoked.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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25 July 2018.
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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) 2018/100 of 22 January 2018 which amends Council Directive 2003/90/EC on the Characteristics and Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species.
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1 O.J. No. L 17, 23.01.2018, p. 34-39
2 O.J. No. L 254, 08.10.2003, p.7 |