S.I. No. 103/2007 - European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Protection Measures Relating to Third Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AVIAN INFLUENZA) (PROTECTION MEASURES RELATING TO THIRD COUNTRIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2007 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th March, 2007. | ||
I, MARY COUGHLAN, 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 Decision 2007/99/EC of 14 February 2007 1 , hereby make the following regulations— | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Protection Measures Relating to Third Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2007. | ||
2. The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Protection Measures Relating to Third Countries) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 554 of 2006 ) are amended by— | ||
(a) the substitution, for the definition of “Commission Decision”, in Regulation 2(1), of— | ||
“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2005/692/EC of 6 October 2005 2 as amended by Commission Decision 2006/521/EC of 25 July 2006 3 and Commission Decision 2007/99/EC of 14 February 2007;”. | ||
(b) the insertion, in Regulation 3 (1), of “, South Korea” before “or Malaysia”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
6 March 2007 | ||
MARY COUGHLAN | ||
Minister for Agriculture and Food | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
This Order amends S.I. 554 of 2006 and gives effect to Commission Decision 2007/99/EC of 14 February 2007 extending certain protective measures with regard to avian products imported from third countries to include South Korea. | ||
1 OJ No. L. 43, 15.02.2007, p. 35 |
