S.I. No. 282/2011 - European Communities (Phytosanitary Measures) (Brown Rot in Egypt) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 21st June, 2011.

I, SIMON COVENEY, 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 Commission Decision 2008/857/EC of 10 November 20081 , Commission Decision 2009/839/EC of 13 November 20092 and Commission Decision 2010/714/EU of 25 November 20103 , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Phytosanitary Measures) (Brown Rot in Egypt) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

2. The European Communities (Phytosanitary Measures) (Brown Rot in Egypt) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 261 of 2007 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1)—

(a) by substituting for the definition of “Commission Decision” (inserted by the European Communities (Phytosanitary Measures) (Brown Rot in Egypt) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 11 of 2008 )), the following—

“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2004/4/EC of 22 December 2003 as amended by Commission Decision 2004/836/EC of 6 December 2004, Commission Decision 2005/840/EC of 25 November 2005, Commission Decision 2006/749/EC of 31 October 2006, Commission Decision 2007/842/EC of 6 December 2007, Commission Decision 2008/857/EC of 10 November 2008, Commission Decision 2009/839/EC of 13 November 2009 and Commission Decision 2010/714/EU of 25 November 2010;”., and

(b) by substituting for the definition of “the Principal Regulations”, the following—

“ ‘the Principal Regulations’ means the European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 894 of 2004 );”.

3. The European Communities (Phytosanitary Measures) (Brown Rot in Egypt) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 11 of 2008 ) are revoked.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

9 June 2011.

SIMON COVENEY,

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 provide for the updating of emergency measures against the spreading of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith within the community originating in Egypt.

1 O.J. No.L302 of 13.11.2008, p.28

2 O.J. No.L301 of 17.11.2009, p.52

3 O.J. No.L310 of 26.11.2010, p.14