S.I. No. 283/2026 - European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2026
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 23rd June, 2026. | ||
I, JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL, 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 full effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1206 of 9 June 20261 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
Citation and commencement | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2026. | ||
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 30th day of June 2026. | ||
Definition | ||
2. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 575 of 2020 ). | ||
Amendment of Regulation 2(1) of Principal Regulations | ||
3. Regulation 2(1) (amended by Regulation 3 of the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 ( S.I. No. 109 of 2026 )) of the Principal Regulations is amended— | ||
(a) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793”: | ||
“ ‘Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793 of 22 October 20192 as amended by Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1206 of 9 June 20261 ;”, | ||
(b) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793”: | ||
“ ‘Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793 of 22 October 20192 as amended by Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1206 of 9 June 20261 ;”, and | ||
(c) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “EU Regulation 2019/1793”: | ||
“ ‘EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 20192 as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/625 of 6 May 20203 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/608 of 14 April 20214 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1900 of 27 October 20215 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/913 of 30 May 20226 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/286 of 16 January 20247 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3153 of 18 December 20248 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1441 of 18 July 20259 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/459 of 24 February 202610 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1206 of 9 June 20261 ;”. | ||
Revocation | ||
4. The European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 ( S.I. No. 47 of 2026 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
18 June, 2026. | ||
JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL, | ||
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 full effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1206 of 9 June 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 as regards the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the European Union of certain goods from certain third countries. | ||
These Regulations amend the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 575 of 2020 ) in the manner specified in these Regulations. | ||
1 OJ L, 2026/1206, 10.06.2026. 2 OJ No. L 277, 29.10.2019, p. 89. 1 OJ L, 2026/1206, 10.06.2026. 2 OJ No. L 277, 29.10.2019, p. 89. 1 OJ L, 2026/1206, 10.06.2026. 2 OJ No. L 277, 29.10.2019, p. 89. 3 OJ No. L 144, 07.05.2020, p. 13. 4 OJ No. L 129, 15.04.2021, p. 119. 5 OJ No. L 387, 03.11.2021, p. 78. 6 OJ No. L 158, 13.06.2022, p. 1. 8 OJ L, 2024/3153, 19.12.2024. 9 OJ L, 2025/1441, 23.07.2025. |
