S.I. No. 213/2017 - European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th May, 2017.

I, MICHAEL CREED, 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 (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 20161 and Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 of 1 December 20162 and further effect to 2004/842/EC: Commission Decision of 1 December 20043 (as amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/320 of 3 March 20164 ), hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

2. The European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 198 of 2002 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1) by substituting for the definition of “Directive” (as amended by the European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 372 of 2013 )) the following:

“’Directive’ means Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed5 (as amended by Council Directive 69/63/EEC of 18 February 19696 , Council Directive 71/162/EEC of 30 March 19717 , Council Directive 72/274/EEC of 20 July 19728 , Council Directive 72/418/EEC of 6 December 19729 , Council Directive 73/438/EEC of 11 December 197310 , Council Directive 75/444/EEC of 26 June 197511 , Council Directive 78/55/EEC of 19 December 197712 , First Commission Directive 78/386/EEC of 18 April 197813 , Council Directive 78/692/EEC of 25 July 197814 , Council Directive 78/1020/EEC of 5 December 197815 , Commission Directive 79/641/EEC of 27 June 197916 , Council Directive 79/692/EEC of 24 July 197917 , Commission Directive 80/754/EEC of 17 July 198018 ,

Commission Directive 81/126/EEC of 16 February 198119 , Commission Directive 82/287/EEC of 13 April 198220 , Commission Directive 85/38/EEC of 14 December 198421 , Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 198522 , Council Directive 86/155/EEC of 22 April 198623 , Commission Directive 87/120/EEC of 14 January 198724 , Commission Directive 87/480/EEC of 9 September 198725 , Council Directive 88/332/EEC of 13 June 198826 , Council Directive 88/380/EEC of 13 June 198827 , Commission Directive 89/100/EEC of 20 January 198928 , Council Directive 90/654/EEC of 4 December 199029 , Commission Directive 92/19/EEC of 23 March 199230 , Commission Directive 96/18/EC of 19 March 199631 , Council Directive 96/72/EC of 18 November 199632 , Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 199833 , Council Directive 98/96/EC of 14 December 199834 , Council Directive 2001/64/EC of 31 August 200135 , Council Directive 2003/61/EC of 18 June 200336 , Commission Directive 2004/55/EC of 20 April 200437 , Council Directive 2004/117/EC of 22 December 200438 , Commission Directive 2007/72/EC of 13 December 200739 , Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 200940 , Commission Implementing Directive 2012/37/EU of 22 November 201241 , Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 2016 and Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 of 1 December 2016) and 2004/842/EC: Commission Decision of 1 December 2004 (as amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/320 of 3 March 2016);”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

31 March 2017.

MICHAEL CREED,

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 (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 2016 and Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 of 1 December 2016 which amends Council Directive 66/401 as regards the official label of seed packages and as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth

These Regulations also give effect to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/320 of 3 March 2016 amending Decision 2004/842/EC concerning implementing rules whereby Member States may grant an authorization to place on the market seed belonging to varieties for which an application for entry in the national catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant species or vegetable species has been submitted

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