S.I. No. 278/2008 - European Communities (Classical Swine Fever) (Restriction on Imports from Slovakia) (No. 2) (Revocation) Regulations 2008


S.I. No. 278 of 2008

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER) (RESTRICTION ON IMPORTS FROM SLOVAKIA) (No. 2) (REVOCATION) REGULATIONS 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd July, 2008.

I, BRENDAN SMITH, 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 full effect to Commission Decision No. 2008/553/EC of 30 June 2008 1 , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Classical Swine Fever) (Restriction on Imports from Slovakia) (No. 2) (Revocation) Regulations 2008.

2. The European Communities (Classical Swine Fever) (Restriction on Imports from Slovakia) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 163 of 2008 ) and the European Communities (Classical Swine Fever) (Restriction on Imports from Slovakia) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 214 of 2008 ) are revoked.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

17 July 2008

BRENDAN SMITH.

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 remove certain restrictions on imports of pigs and products derived from pigs from Slovakia.

1 O.J No L. 178 of 5.7.2008 p.45