S.I. No. 546/2007 - European Communities (Labelling and Marketing Standards for Poultrymeat) (Amendment) Regulations 2007


S.I. No. 546 of 2007

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (LABELLING AND MARKETING STANDARDS FOR POULTRYMEAT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st July, 2007.

I, MARY COUGHLAN, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries 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 Regulation (EC) No. 1029/2006 of 19 June 2006 1 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 814/2004 of 29 April 2004 2 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 81/2006 of 18 January 2006 3 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 433/2006 of 15 March 2006 4 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2029/2006 of 22 December 2006 5 , hereby make the following regulations—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Labelling and Marketing Standards for Poultrymeat) (Amendment) Regulations 2007.

2. The European Communities (Labelling and Marketing Standards for Poultrymeat) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 42 of 2004 ) are amended by—

(a) the substitution in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of “ “Commission Regulation” of

“ ‘Commission Regulation’ means Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1538/91 of 5 June 1991 as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2988/91 of 11 October 1991, Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 315/92 of 10 February 1992, Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1980/92 of 16 July 1992, Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2891/93 of 21 October 1993, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1026/94 of 2 May 1994, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 3239/94 of 21 December 1994, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2390/95 of 11 October 1995, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 205/96 of 2 February 1996, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1000/96 of 4 June 1996, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1072/2000 of 19 May 2000, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1321/2002 of 22 July 2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 814/2004 of 29 April 2004, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 81/2006 of 18 January 2006, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 433/2006 of 15 March 2006 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2029/2006 of 22 December 2006;”,

(b) the substitution in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of “Council Regulation” of—

“ ‘Council Regulation’ means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1906/90 of 26 June 1990 as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 317/93 of 9 February 1993, Council Regulation (EC) No. 3204/93 of 16 November 1993, Council Regulation (EC) No. 1101/98 of 25 May 1998 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1029/2006 of 19 June 2006;”

and

(c) the substitution for Regulation 2(3) of

“(3) These Regulations do not apply to the direct supply of small quantities of poultrymeat in accordance with Article 1.3a of the Council Regulation.”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

18 July 2007

MARY COUGHLAN.

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations give effect to certain European Union legislation onmarketing standards for poultrymeat and provide a derogation from thatlegislation for small quantities.

1 O.J. No. L 186, 7.7.06, p.6.

2 O.J. No. L 153, 30.4.04, p.1.

3 O.J. No. L 14, 19.1.06, p.8.

4 O.J. No. L 79, 16.3.06, p.16.

5 O.J. No. L 414, 30.12.06, p.29.