S.I. No. 572/2022 - European Union (Temporary Increase Of Official Controls And Emergency Measures On Imports Of Food And Feed Of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th November, 2022.

I, Charlie Mc Conalogue, 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) 2022/913 of 30 May 2022 , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Temporary Increase of Official Controls and Emergency Measures on Imports of Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2022.

2. The European Union (Temporary Increase of Official Controls and Emergency Measures on Imports of Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 9 of 2020 ) are amended—

(a) in Regulation 2, by substituting for paragraph (2) (as inserted by the European Union (Temporary Increase of Official Controls and Measures on Imports of Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 237 of 2020 ) the following–

“(2) These Regulations do not apply to–

(a) consignments of products, unless their net weight exceeds 5 kg of fresh products or 2 kg of other products which are:

(i) consignments which form part of passengers’ personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use;

(ii) non-commercial consignments sent to natural persons, which are not intended to be placed on the market,

(b) consignments of products, unless their net weight exceeds 50 kg of fresh products or 10 kg of other products which are:

(i) consignments sent as trade samples, laboratory samples or as display items for exhibitions, which are not intended to be placed on the market;

(ii) consignments intended for scientific purposes, and

(c) food and feed referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1(1) of Regulation 2019/1793 on board means of transport operating internationally, which are not unloaded and are intended for consumption by the crew and passengers.”, and

(b) in Regulation 3(1), by substituting for the definition of “Regulation 2019/1793” the following –

“‘Regulation 2019/1793’ means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/625 of 6 May 2020, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1540 of 22 October 2020, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/608 of 14 April 2021, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1900 of 27 October 2021, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2246 of 15 December 2021 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/913 of 30 May 2022;”.

3. The European Union (Temporary Increase of Official Controls and Emergency Measures on Imports of Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No.241 of 2022 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

9 November, 2022.

CHARLIE MCCONALOGUE,

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 existing Regulations with regard to additional levels of controls on the import of certain food of non-animal origin from specific third countries with regard to pesticide residues and on the import of certain feed of non-animal origin from specific third countries