Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 2nd July, 2019.

I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, 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 (EU) 2019/514 of 14 March 2019¹ amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products² , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.

2. Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 346 of 2011 ) is amended, in paragraph (1), by the substitution of the following definition of ‘Directive’:

‘Directive’ means Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 simplifying the terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community as amended by –

a) Commission Directive 2010/80/EU of 22 November 2010³ amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products,

b) Commission Directive 2012/10/EU of 22 March 2012⁴ amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products,

c) Commission Directive 2012/47/EU of 14 December 2012⁵ amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products,

d) Commission Directive 2014/18/EU of 29 January 2014⁶ amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products,

e) Commission Directive 2014/108/EU of 12 December 2014⁷ amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products,

f) Commission Directive (EU) 2016/970 of 27 May 2016⁸ amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products,

g) Commission Directive (EU) 2017/433 of 7 March 2017⁹ amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products,

h) Commission Directive (EU) 2017/2054 of 8 November 2017¹⁰ amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products,

i) Commission Directive (EU) 2019/514 of 14 March 2019 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products.

3. The following Regulations are revoked:

a) European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 535 of 2011 )

b) European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 309 of 2012 )

c) European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 87 of 2013 )

d) European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 176 of 2014 )

e) European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 88 of 2015 )

f) European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2016 )

g) European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 268 of 2017 )

h) European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 39 of 2018)

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27 June, 2019.

HEATHER HUMPREYS,

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.

1 OJ L89, 29.3.2019, p.1

2 OJ L146, 10.06.2009, p.1

3 OJ L308, 24.11.2010, p.11

4 OJ L85, 24.3.2012, p.3

5 OJ L31, 31.1.2013, p.43

6 OJ L40, 11.2.2014, p.20

7 OJ L359, 16.12.2014, p.117

8 OJ L163, 21.06.2016, p.1

9 OJ L70, 15.03.2017, p.1

10 OJ L311, 25.11.2017, p.1