Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th June, 2023.

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) 2022/1648 of 23 September 2022 ¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining of Vegetable Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

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 European Communities (Minimum Conditions for examining of Vegetable Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 595 of 2022 ) the following-

“‘Directive’ means Commission Directive No. 2003/91/EC of 6 October 2003² as amended by Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2022/1648 of 23 September 2022;”.

3. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining of Vegetable Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 595 of 2022 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

1 June, 2023.

CHARLIE MCCONALOGUE,

Charlie McConalogue.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations give effect to the provisions of Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2022/1648 of 23 September 2022 which amends Council Directive 2003/91/EC as regards a derogation for organic varieties of vegetable species suitable for organic production.

1 O.J. No. L157, 10.06.2022, p. 1

2 O.J. No. L254, 08.10.2003, p. 11