S.I. No. 248/2019 - European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 7th June, 2019. | ||
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 Regulation (EU) 2018/1660 of 7 November 20181 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/35 of 9 January 20192 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2019. | ||
2. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 426 of 2011 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of “Commission Regulation 669/2009” the following – | ||
“ ‘Commission Regulation 669/2009’ means Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 20093 (as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 212/2010 of 12 March 20104 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 323/2014 of 28 March 20145 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 718/2014 of 27 June 20146 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1024 of 23 June 20167 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2298 of 12 December 20178 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/941 of 2 July 20189 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1660 of 7 November 2018 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/35 of 9 January 2019), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 of 18 June 201510 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/186 of 2 February 201711 ;”. | ||
3. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 330 of 2018 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
7 May 2019. | ||
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 update controls on the import of certain food and feed of non-animal origin from specific third countries with regard to pesticide residues. | ||
