S.I. No. 12/2014 - European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 28th January, 2014. | ||
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 Regulation (EU) No 1355/2013 of 17 December 20131 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. | ||
2. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 426 of 2011 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of “Commission Regulation 669/2009” the following— | ||
“ ‘Commission Regulation 669/2009’ means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 of 24 July 20092 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 212/2010 of 12 March 20103 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 91/2013 of 31 January 20134 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1355/2013 of 17 December 2013;”. | ||
3. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No.4) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 408 of 2013 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
20 January 2014. | ||
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 revise controls on the import of certain food and feed of non-animal origin from specific third countries with regard to pesticide residues. | ||