S.I. No. 82/2018 - European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 20th March, 2018. | ||
I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Health, 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 Regulation (EU) No. 2016/238 of 19 February 20161 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2018. | ||
(2) The Principal Regulations, the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 380 of 2009 ), the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 497 of 2010 ), the Regulations of 2014 and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006 to 2018. | ||
2. In these Regulations— | ||
“Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 369 of 2006 ); | ||
“Regulations of 2014” means the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 453 of 2014 ). | ||
3. The Principal Regulations are amended— | ||
(a) in Regulation 2, by inserting after the definition of “EC Regulation” the following definition: | ||
“EU Regulation 579/2014” means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 579/2014 of 28 May 20142 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/238 of 19 February 20161;”, and | ||
(b) in Regulation 4(2)(a) (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 2014) by substituting “EU Regulation 579/2014” for “Commission Regulation (EU) No. 579/2014 of 28 May 2014”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
15 March 2018. | ||
SIMON HARRIS, | ||
Minister for Health. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). | ||
These Regulations give effect to Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/238 of 19 February 2016 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No. 579/2014 granting derogation from certain provisions of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the transport of liquid oils and fats by sea. | ||
These Regulations amend the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 369 of 2006 ) in the manner specified above, in particular by ensuring that references in those Regulations to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 579/2014 of 28 May 2014 incorporate the amendments to the Annex of that Regulation which were introduced by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/238 of 19 February 2016. | ||
These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2018. | ||
