S.I. No. 309/2010 - European Communities (Direct support schemes) Regulations 2010.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 29th June, 2010.

I, BRENDAN SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 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 full effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 1 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1120/2009 of 29 October 2009 2 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1122/2009 of 30 November 2009 3 , Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 4 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 817/2004 of 29 April 2004 5 , Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 6 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 7 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1975/2006 of 7 December 2006 8 , hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Direct support schemes) Regulations 2010.

2. The European Communities (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) (Compliance) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 424 of 2009 ) (as amended by the European Communities (Marketing Standards) (Crops and Oils) Regulations ( S.I. No. 153 of 2010 ) are applied to the acts of the institutions of the European Union detailed in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

1. Council Regulation (EC) No. 73/2009 of 19 January 2009.

2. Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1122/2009 of 30 November 2009.

3. Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1120/2009 of 29 October 2009.

4. Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1975/2006 of 7 December 2006.

5. Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006.

6. Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005.

7. Commission Regulation (EC) No. 817/2004 of 29 April 2004.

8. Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

24 June 2010.

BRENDAN SMITH,

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations facilitate inspections for the purposes of the Single Payment Scheme.

1 O.J. L 30 of 31.1.2009, 16.

2 O.J. L 316 of 2.12.2009, 1.

3 O.J. L 316 of 2.12.2009, 65.

4 O.J. L 302 of 1.12.2000, 72.

5 O.J. L 231 of 30.6.2004, 24.

6 O.J. L 277 of 21.10.2005, 1.

7 O.J. L 368 of 23.12.2006, 15.

8 O.J. L 368 of 23.12.2006, 74.