S.I. No. 140/2025 - European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd April, 2025. | ||
I, MARTIN HEYDON, 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 Directive (EU) 2024/3010 of 29th November 20241 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. | ||
2. The European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 280 of 2003 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of “EC Directive” (as amended by the European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 201 of 2020 )) the following: | ||
“‘Directive’ means Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 20022 (as amended by Council Directive 2002/68/EC of 19 July 20023 , Commission Directive 2003/45/EC of 28 May 20034 , Council Directive 2003/61/EC of 18 June 20035 , Council Directive 2004/117/EC of 22 December 20046 , Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 20097 , Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/11 of 5 January 20168 , Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 20169 subject to Commission Regulation (EC) No 217/2006 of 8 February 200610 as it relates to oil and fibre plants, Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 and Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2024/3010 of 29th November 2024;”. | ||
3. The European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 201 of 2020 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
15 April, 2025. | ||
MARTIN HEYDON, | ||
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 give effect to the provisions of Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2024/3010 by amending the Directive as they relate to inspections for Union regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs) and measures intended to prevent their presence on seeds of oil and fibre plants for planting. | ||
1 O.J. L EN series, 29.11.2024, P.1 3 O.J. L 195, 24.07.2002, P. 32 4 O.J. L 138, 05.06.2003, P.40 |
