S.I. No. 18/2019 - European Communities (Official Controls On The Import Of Food Of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2019


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st February, 2019

I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Health, 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 partial effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/35 of 8 January 20191 , 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) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.

2. Regulation 2(1) of the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 391 of 2010 ) is amended by substituting for the definition of “EC Regulation 669/2009” (inserted by the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 327 of 2018 )) the following:

“‘EC Regulation 669/2009’ means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 of 24 July 20092 , as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 212/2010 of 12 March 20103 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 323/2014 of 28 March 20144 , Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 718/2014 of 27 June 20145 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1024 of 24 June 20166 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/941 of 2 July 20187 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/35 of 8 January 20191 ;”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

25 January 2019

SIMON HARRIS,

Minister for Health.

Explanatory Note

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

These Regulations give effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/35 of 8 January 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain food of non-animal origin.

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 391 of 2010 ) in the manner specified in these Regulations.

These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.

1 OJ No. L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 77.

2 OJ No. L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11.

3 OJ No. L 65, 13.3.2010, p. 16.

4 OJ No. L 95, 29.3.2014, p. 12.

5 OJ No. L 190, 28.6.2014, p. 55.

6 OJ No. L 168, 25.6.2016, p. 1.

7 OJ No. L 166, 3.7.2018, p. 7.

1 OJ No. L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 77.