S.I. No. 25/2001 - European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001
I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 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 Council Directive No. 91/494/EEC(1) of 26 June, 1991 as amended by Council Directive No. 93/121/EEC(2) of 22 December, 1993 and as last amended by Council Directive No. 1999/89/EC(3) of 15 November, 1999 hereby make the following Regulations:- | ||||||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001. | ||||||
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 12th of February, 2001. | ||||||
(3) The European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations, 1997 and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations, 1997 and 2001. | ||||||
2. The European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations, 1997 are hereby amended as follows: | ||||||
(a) by the substitution in Regulation 3(1) for the definition of “the Council Directive” of the following: | ||||||
“the Council Directive” means Council Directive No. 91/494/EEC(1) of 26 June, 1991, as amended by Council Directive No. 93/121/EEC(2) of 22 December 1993 and as last amended by Council Directive No. 1999/89/EC(3) of 15 November, 1999”. | ||||||
(b) by the deletion of Regulation 4 (1)(b), and | ||||||
(c) by the deletion of Regulation 4(1)(g). | ||||||
4. Regulation 10 of the European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 3 of 1996 ) as amended by the European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1997 ) is hereby deleted. | ||||||
3. The European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 3 of 1996 ) are hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (1) (f) of Regulation 11 [ as inserted by Regulation 12 of the European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations, 1997 ] as follows: | ||||||
“(f) it is accompanied by a health certificate relating to the poultrymeat concerned in accordance with Article 12 of Council Directive 91/494/EEC, as amended by Council Directive No. 93/121/EEC of 22 December 1993 and as last amended by Council Directive No. 1999/89/EC of 15 November, 1999, supplemented, if necessary, by a declaration drawn up in accordance with Article 21 of Annex B to the Council Directive.”. | ||||||
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||||||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||||||
These Regulations implement Council Directive No. 1999/89 of 15 December, 1999 which amends Council Directive No. 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 as amended by Council Directive No. 93/121/EEC of 22 December 1993 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat. | ||||||
(1) O.J. No. L 268 of 24.9.1991, p.35 (2) O.J. No. L 340 of 31.12.1993, p.39 (3) O.J. No. L 300 of 23.11.1999, p.17 (1) O.J. No. L 268 of 24.9.1991, p.35 |