S.I. No. 261/1984 - European Communities (Feeding Stuffs) (Additives) (Amendment) Regulations, 1984.


I, AUSTIN DEASY, Minister for Agriculture, 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 Directive No. 83/615/EEC of 29 November, 1983(1), Commission Directive No. 84/107/EEC of 15 February, 1984(2), and Commission Directive No. 84/349/EEC of 28 May, 1984(3), hereby make the following regulations:

(1)O.J No. L350/17, 13.12.1983.

(2)O.J. No. L61/35, 2.3.1984.

(3)O.J. No. L183/15, 11.7.1984.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Feeding Stuffs) (Additives) (Amendment) Regulations, 1984.

(2) The European Communities (Feeding Stuffs) (Additives) Regulations, 1974 to 1983, and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Feeding Stuffs) (Additives) Regulations, 1974 to 1984.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 5th day of November, 1984.

3. (1) Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Feeding Stuffs) (Additives) Regulations, 1974 ( S.I. No. 302 of 1974 ), as amended by the Regulations specified in paragraph (2) of this Regulation, shall be construed and have effect as if the reference in the definition of "the Council Directive" to the Ninth Commission Directive No. 74/421/EEC of 23 July, 1974(4), included references to each of the following, namely, the Forty-Fourth Commission Directive No. 83/615/EEC of 29 November, 1983, the Forty-Fifth Commission Directive No. 84/107/EEC of 15 February, 1984, and the Forty-Sixth Commission Directive No. 84/349/EEC of 28 May, 1984.

(4)O.J. No. L221/29, 12.8.1974.

(2) The Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) of this Regulation are—

( a ) Regulation 3 (1) of the Regulations of 1983, and

( b ) the Regulations referred to in Regulation 3 (2) of the Regulations of 1983.

(3) In this Regulation "the Regulations of 1983" means the European Communities (Feeding Stuffs) (Additives) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 325 of 1983 ).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 22nd day of October, 1984.

AUSTIN DEASY,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Feeding Stuffs) (Additives) Regulations, 1974 to 1983, so as to bring into force amendments made to Council Directive 70/524/EEC through Commission Directives 83/615/EEC, 84/107/EEC and 84/349/EEC.