S.I. No. 48/2006 - European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Croatia) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006


Statutory Instruments

S.I. No. 48 of 2006

European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Croatia) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006

S.I. No. 48 of 2006

European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Croatia)(Amendment) Regulations 2006

I, Mary Coughlan, 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 2006/11/EC1 of 11 January 2006, hereby make the following regulations:-

1.   These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Croatia)(Amendment) Regulations 2006.

2.   The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Croatia) Regulations 2005 ( S.I No. 691 of 2005 ) are amended by -

(a)  the substitution, for the definition of “Commission Decision” in regulation 2(1), of -

“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2005/758/EC2 as amended by Commission Decision 2006/11/EC' ”;

(b)  the substitution, for the definition of “Croatia” in regulation 2(1), of -

“ ‘Croatia” means part of the territory of Croatia as described in the Annex to Commission Decision 2005/758/EC as amended by Commission Decision 2006/11/EC’ ”;

 

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

24th January 2006

 

Mary Coughlan

 

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 691 of 2005 and gives effect to Commission Decision 2006/11/EC which amended Commission Decision 2005/708/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to live birds, fresh meat of wild feathered game, meat preparations and meat products consisting of or containing meat derived from wild feathered game, raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of wild feathered game, untreated game trophies from any birds and unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers imported from parts of Croatia.

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Instrument Title:      European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Croatia) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

1 OJ No. L7, 12.01.2006, p 29

2 OJ No. L285, 28.10.2005, p30