S.I. No. 87/2013 - European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 15th March, 2013.

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, 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 2012/47/EU of 14 December 20121 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products, hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

2. Regulation 2 (amended by the European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 309 of 2012 )) of the European Communities (Intra-Community Transfers of Defence Related Products) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 346 of 2011 ), is amended, in paragraph (1), by substituting the following definition for the definition of “Directive”:

“ ‘Directive’ means Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 20092 simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community as amended by—

(a) Commission Directive 2010/80/EU of 22 November 20103 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products,

(b) Commission Directive 2012/10/EU of 22 March 20124 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products, and

(c) Commission Directive 2012/47/EU of 14 December 20125 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products;”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 March 2013.

RICHARD BRUTON,

Minister for Jobs Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The purpose of these Regulations is to amend the definition of “Directive” to mean Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community as amended by:

(a) Commission Directive 2010/80/EU of 22 November 2010 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products,

(b) Commission Directive 2012/10/EU of 22 March 2012 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products, and

(c) Commission Directive 2012/47/EU of 14 December 2012 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products;”.

1 OJ No. L 31, 31.1.2013, p.43.

2 OJ No. L 146, 10.6.2009, p.1.

3 OJ No. L 308, 24.11.2010, p.11.

4 OJ No. L 85, 24.3.2012, p.3.

5 OJ No. L 31, 31.1.2013, p.43.