S.I. No. 536/2004 - European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products and Live Birds From Certain Asian Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2004


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 536 of 2004 .


EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AVIAN INFLUENZA) (CONTROL ON IMPORTS OF AVIAN PRODUCTS AND LIVE BIRDS FROM CERTAIN ASIAN COUNTRIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2004.

S.I. No. 536 of 2004 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AVIAN INFLUENZA) (CONTROL ON IMPORTS OF AVIAN PRODUCTS AND LIVE BIRDS FROM CERTAIN ASIAN COUNTRIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2004.

I, JOE WALSH, 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 Commission Decision 2004/606/EC1 of 20 August 2004, hereby make the following regulations—

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products and Live Birds from certain Asian countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2004.

2.  The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products and Live Birds from certain Asian countries) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 432 of 2004 ) are amended, in regulation 2(1), by the substitution for the definition of “Commission Decision” and “certain Asian countries”, of—

“Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2004/122/EC as amended by Commission Decision 2004/606/EC;

“certain Asian countries” means Thailand, Peoples Republic of China including Hong Kong, South Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Pakistan, Vietnam and Malaysia.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9th day of September 2004.

 

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order amends S.I. No. 432 of 2004 and gives effect to Commission Decision 2004/606 of 20 August 2004 concerning certain protective measures with regard to avian products and live birds imported from several Asian countries.

1 O.J. No. L. 273, 21.8.2004 p21