S.I. No. 84/2009 — European Communities (Authorization, Placing On the Market, Use and Control of Biocidal Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2009 |
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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 20th March, 2009. |
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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 effect to Commission Directive 2008/75/EC of 24 July 2008 1 , Commission Directive 2008/77/EC of 25 July 2008 2 , Commission Directive 2008/78/EC of 25 July 2008 3 , Commission Directive 2008/79/EC of 28 July 2008 4 , Commission Directive 2008/80/EC of 28 July 2008 5 , Commission Directive 2008/81/EC of 29 July 2008 6 , Commission Directive 2008/85/EC of 5 September 2008 7 and Commission Directive 2008/86/EC of 5 September 2008 8 , hereby make the following Regulations: |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Biocidal Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2009. |
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2. The European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Biocidal Products) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 625 of 2001 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1), by substituting for the definition of “the Directive of 1998” the following— |
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“ ‘Directive of 1998’ means Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998, Commission Directive 2006/140/EC of 20 December 2006, Commission Directive 2007/20/EC of 3 April 2007, Commission Directive 2007/69/EC of 29 November 2007 and Commission Directive 2007/70/EC of 29 November 2007, Commission Directive 2008/15/EC of 15 February 2008 and Commission Directive 2008/16/EC of 15 February 2008, (from 1 November 2009) Commission Directive 2008/75/EC of 24 July 2008, (from 1 April 2010) Commission Directive 2008/78/EC of 25 July 2008, Commission Directive 2008/81/EC of 29 July 2008 and Directive 2008/86/EC of 5 September 2008, and (from 1 July 2010) Commission Directive 2008/77/EC of 25 July 2008, Commission Directive 2008/79/EC of 28 July 2008, Commission Directive 2008/80/EC of 28 July 2008, and Commission Directive 2008/85/EC of 5 September 2008;”. |
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3. The European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Biocidal Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 456 of 2008 ) are revoked. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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11 March 2009 |
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BRENDAN SMITH. |
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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) |
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These Regulations give effect to various EC Directives relating to carbon dioxide, thiamethoxam, propiconazole, IPBC, cyclohexylhydroxydiazene 1-oxide, potassium salt (K-HDO), difenacoum, thiabendazole and tebuconazole. |
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1 O.J. No. L.197 of 25.07.2008, p.54 2 O.J. No. L.198 of 26.07.2008, p.41 3 O.J. No. L.198 of 26.07.2008, p.44 4 O.J. No. L.200 of 29.07.2008, p.12 5 O.J. No. L.200 of 29.07.2008, p.15 6 O.J. No. L.201 of 30.07.2008, p.46 |
