S.I. No. 738/2011 - European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 20th January, 2012. | ||
I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Implementing Directive 2011/68/EC of 1 July 20111 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. | ||
2. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 122 of 2004 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2 the definition of “Directive” for the following— | ||
“ ‘Directive’ means Commission Directive No. 2003/90/EC of 6 October 20032 as amended by Commission Implementing Directive 2011/68/EU of 1 July 2011.”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
29 December 2011. | ||
SIMON COVENEY, | ||
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Regulations give effect to the provisions of Commission Implementing Directive 2011/68/EU of 1 July 2011 which amends Council Directive 2003/90/EC on the Characteristics and Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species. | ||