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S.I. No. 501/1997 - European Communities (Introduction and Movement of Certain Harmful Organisms, Plants, Plant Products and Other Objects For Trial Or Scientific Purposes And/Or For Work on Varietal Selections) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997

S.I. No. 501 of 1997.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (INTRODUCTION AND MOVEMENT OF CERTAIN HARMFUL ORGANISMS, PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER OBJECTS FOR TRIAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES AND/OR FOR WORK ON VARIETAL SELECTIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1997

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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 Directive No. 97/46/EC(1) of 25 July 1997, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1) O.J. No. L 204 of 31.7.97

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Introduction and Movement of Certain Harmful Organisms, Plants, Plant Products and Other Objects for Trial or Scientific purposes and/or for Work on Varietal Selections) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997.

(2) in these Regulations "the principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Introduction and Movement of Certain Harmful Organisms, Plants, Plant Products and Other Objects for Trial or Scientific purposes and/or for Work on Varietal Selections) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 122 of 1996 ).

(3) The principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Introduction and Movement of Certain Harmful Organisms, Plants, Plant Products and Other Objects for Trial or Scientific purposes and/or for Work on Varietal Selections) Regulations, 1996 to 1997.

2. Paragraph (1) of Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations is hereby amended by:-

(1) the substitution of the following for the definition of "The Commission Directive":-

" "The Commission Directive" means Commission Directive No. 95/44/EC(1) of 26 July 1995 as amended by Commission Directive No. 97/46/EC of 25 July 1997;".

(1)O.J. No. L184 of 3.8.95.

(2) the substitution of the following for the definitions of the "The material":-

" "The material" means the harmful organisms, plants, plant products and other objects the subject of subparagraph (e) of paragraph (7) of Article 3, paragraph (5) of Article 4, paragraph (5) of Article 5, or paragraph (3c) of Article 12 of the Council Directive;".

3. Annex III, Part A of the Schedule to the principal Regulations is hereby amended by the addition, after paragraph 4 of Section III, of the text contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.

4. These Regulations shall come into force on the 1 January, 1998.

Given under my Official Seal this 11th day of December 1998.

JOE WALSH

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations implement the provisions of Commission Directive 97/46/EC which amends Commission Directive 95/44/EC establishing the conditions under which certain harmful organisms, plant products and other objects listed in Annexes I to V to Council Directive 77/93/EEC may be introduced into or moved within the Community or certain protected zones thereof, for trial or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections.