S.I. No. 160/2020 - European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 8th May, 2020.

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) 2020/432 of 23 March 20201 , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.

2. The European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 306 of 2001 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of “Directive” (as amended by the European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 58 of 2020 )) the following:

“‘Directive’ means Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 20022 , Council Directive 2003/61/EC of 18 June 20033 , Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 20034 , Council Directive 2004/117/EC of 22 December 20045 , Commission Directive 2016/124/EC of 5 December 20066 , Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 20097 , Commission Implementing Directive 2013/45/EU of 7 August 20138 , Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 20169 and Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/432 of 23 March 2020”.

3. The European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 58 of 2020 ) are revoked.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 April, 2020.

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) 2020/432 as they apply to Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seeds by updating the listing of scientific names of species contained

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