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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th June, 2023.
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I, CHARLIE MCCONALOGUE, 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) 2022/1647 of 23rd September 20221
hereby make the following regulations:
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
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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 2022 (
S.I. No. 594 of 2022
) 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) 2022/1647 of 23rd September 2022;”.
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3. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (
S.I. No. 594 of 2022
) are revoked.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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1 June, 2023.
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CHARLIE MCCONALOGUE,
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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) 2022/1647 of 23 September 2022 which amends Council Directive 2003/90/EC which provides for a derogation for organic varieties of agricultural plant species suitable for organic production.
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1 O.J. No. L 248, 26.09.2022, p.47
2 O.J. No. L 254, 08.10.2003, p.7 |