S.I. No. 319/1991 - European Communities (Fruit Jams, Jellies and Marmalades and Chestnut Puree) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.


S.I. No. 319 of 1991.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (FRUIT JAMS, JELLIES AND MARMALADES AND CHESTNUT PUREE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1991.

I, MICHAEL WOODS, Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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 Council Directive 88/593/EEC of 18 November 1988 (1) hereby make the following Regulations:

(1) OJ No. L318, 25.11.88, p.44.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Fruit Jams, Jellies and Marmalades and Chestnut Puree) (Amendment) Regulations.

2. The Principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Fruit Jams, Jellies and Marmalades and Chestnut Puree) Regulations, 1982 and 1991, and shall be construed together as one.

3. In these Regulations "the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Fruit Jams, Jellies and Marmalades and Chestnut Puree) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 250 of 1982 ).

4. References in the Principal Regulations to Council Directive 79/693 EEC of 24 July 1979(2) shall be construed as references to that Directive as amended by Council Directive 88/593/EEC of 18 November 1988.

(2) OJ No. 205, 13.08.79, p.5.

5. Article 2 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution of "Part IX" for "Part IV" in the definition of "authorised officer".

6. Article 3 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution of "insoluble" for "soluble" where it occurs in paragraph (2).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 10th day of December, 1991.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Fruit Jams, Jellies and Marmalades and Chestnut Puree) Regulations 1982 ( S.I. No. 250 of 1982 ) for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 88/593/EEC which amends Council Directive 79/693/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fruit jams, jellies, and malmalades and chestnut puree.

These regulations should be read together with the Council Directives.