S.I. No. 198/2020 - European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2020


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th June, 2020.

I, MICHAEL CREED, 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) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020 1 , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

2. The European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 198 of 2002 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1) by substituting for the definition of “Directive” (as amended by the European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No.453 of 2018 )) the following:

“‘Directive’ means Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed2 (as amended by Council Directive 69/63/EEC of 18 February 19693 , Council Directive 71/162/EEC of 30 March 19714 , Council Directive 72/274/EEC of 20 July 19725 , Council Directive 72/418/EEC of 6 December 19726 , Council Directive 73/438/EEC of 11 December 19737 , Council Directive 75/444/EEC of 26 June 19758 , Council Directive 78/55/EEC of 19 December 19779 , First Commission Directive 78/386/EEC of 18 April 197810 , Council Directive 78/692/EEC of 25 July 197811 , Council Directive 78/1020/EEC of 5 December 197812 , Commission Directive 79/641/EEC of 27 June 197913 , Council Directive 79/692/EEC of 24 July 197914 , Commission Directive 80/754/EEC of 17 July 198015 , Commission Directive 81/126/EEC of 16 February 198116 , Commission Directive 82/287/EEC of 13 April 198217 , Commission Directive 85/38/EEC of 14 December 198418 , Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 198519 , Council Directive 86/155/EEC of 22 April 198620 , Commission Directive 87/120/EEC of 14 January 198721 , Commission Directive 87/480/EEC of 9 September 198722 , Council Directive 88/332/EEC of 13 June 198823 , Council Directive 88/380/EEC of 13 June 198824 , Commission Directive 89/100/EEC of 20 January 198925 , Council Directive 90/654/EEC of 4 December 199026 , Commission Directive 92/19/EEC of 23 March 199227 , Commission Directive 96/18/EC of 19 March 199628 , Council Directive 96/72/EC of 18 November 199629 , Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 199830 , Council Directive 98/96/EC of 14 December 199831 , Council Directive 2001/64/EC of 31 August 200132 , Council Directive 2003/61/EC of 18 June 200333 , Commission Directive 2004/55/EC of 20 April 200434 , Council Directive 2004/117/EC of 22 December 200435 , Commission Directive 2007/72/EC of 13 December 200736 , Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 200937 , Commission Implementing Directive 2012/37/EU of 22 November 201238 , Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/31739 of 3 March 2016, Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/210940 of 1 December 2016 (as amended by Commission Implementing Directive 2018/1028 of 19 July 2018)41 and Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020) and 2004/842/EC: Commission Decision of 1 December 2004 (as amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/320 of 3 March 2016);”.

3. The European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No.453 of 2018 ) are revoked.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

29 May, 2020.

MICHAEL CREED,

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) 2020/177 by amending the Annexes I and II to Directive 66/401/EEC as they relate to inspections for Union regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs) and measures intended to prevent their presence on seeds of fodder plants for planting.

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