S.I. No. 413/2007 - European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 10th July, 2007. | ||
I, MARY COUGHLAN, Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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 Council DirectiveNo. 2005/24/EC of 14 March 2005 1 , Commission Decision No. 2005/379/EC of 17 May 2005 2 , Commission Decision No. 2006/16/EC of 5 January 2006 3 ,Commission Decision No. 2006/60/EC of 2 February 2006 4 , Commission Decision No. 2006/427/EC of 20 June 2006 5 , Commission Decision No. 2007/240/EC of 16 April 2007 6 and Commission Decision No. 2007/371/EC of 29 May 2007 7 , hereby make the following Regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) (Amendment) Regulations 2007. | ||
2. The European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 112 of 1996 ) are amended, in Regulation 2(1), by substituting for the definition of “the Directives and Decisions” the following— | ||
“ ‘Directives and Decisions’ means Council Directive No. 77/504/EEC of 25 July 1977, (as amended by Council Directive No. 79/268/EEC of 5 March 1979, Council Directive No. 91/174/EEC of 25 March 1991, Council Directive No. 94/28/EC of 23 June 1994, Council Regulation (EC) No. 807/2003 of 14 April 2003), Commission Decision No. 84/419/EEC of 19 July 1984 (as amended by Commission Decision No. 2007/371/EC of 29 May 2007), Commission Decision No. 84/247/EEC of 27 April 1984 (as amended by Commission Decision No. 2007/371/EC of 29 May 2007), Council Directive No. 87/328/EEC of 18 June 1987 (as amended by Council Directive No. 2005/24/EC of 14 March 2005), Council Directive No. 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 (as amended by Council Directive No. 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990, Council Directive No. 93/60/EEC of 30 June 1993, Council Regulation (EC) No. 806/2003 of 14 April 2003, Council Directive No. 2003/43/EC of 26 May 2003, Commission Decision No. 2004/101/EC of 6 January 2004, Commission Decision No. 2006/16/EC of 5 January 2006), Council Directive No. 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 (as amended by Council Directive No. 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990, Council Directive No. 93/52/EEC of 24 June 1993, Commission Decision No. 94/113/EC of 8 February 1994, Council Regulation (EC) No. 806/2003 of 14 April 2003, Commission Decision No. 2006/60/EC of 2 February 2006), Council Directive No. 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 (as amended by Council Directive No. 91/174/EEC of 25 March 1991, Council Directive No. 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991, Council Directive No. 92/60/EEC of 30 June 1992, Council Directive No. 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992), Commission Decision No. 96/509/EC of 18 July 1996, Commission Decision No. 96/510/EC of 18 July 1996 (as amended by Commission Decision No. 2004/186/EC of 16 February 2004), Commission Decision No. 2005/379/EC of 17 May 2005, Commission Decision No. 2006/427/EC of 20 June 2006 and Commission Decision No. 2007/240/EC of 16 April 2007, or any one or more of those Directives or Decisions, as the case may be;”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
5 July 2007 | ||
MARY COUGHLAN, | ||
Minister for Agriculture and Food. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||
These Regulations implement into national law, insofar as bovine breeding animals, their semen, ova and embryos, as appropriate, are concerned, the provisions of Council Directive 2005/24/EC (with regard to the use of ova and embryos and storage centres for semen from pure-bred breeding animals), Commission Decision 2005/379/EC (laying down the particulars to be included on pedigree certificates for intra-Community trade), Commission Decision 2006/16/EC (amending import conditions for bovine semen), Commission Decision 2006/60/EC (in relation to animal health certification for intra-community trade in embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species), Commission Decision 2006/427/EC (laying down performance monitoring methods and methods for assessing cattle’s genetic value for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species), Commission Decision 2007/240/EC (in relation to veterinary certificates for imports into the Community) and Commission Decision 2007/371/EC (regarding herd books for animals of the bovine species). | ||
2 OJ No. L125, 18.5.2005, p.15 5 OJ No. L169, 22.6.2006, p.56 |