S.I. No. 47/2026 - European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 17th February, 2026. | ||
I, JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL, Minister for Health, 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 further effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 20261 hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. | ||
(2) The Principal Regulations, the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 244 of 2021 ), the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 638 of 2021 ), the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 328 of 2022 ), the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 ( S.I. No. 51 of 2024 ), the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2024 ( S.I. No. 549 of 2024 ), the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 ( S.I. No. 38 of 2025 ), the Regulations of 2025 and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 to 2026. | ||
(3) These Regulations come into operation on 18 February 2026. | ||
2. In these Regulations— | ||
“Principal Regulations” means the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 575 of 2020 ); | ||
“Regulations of 2025” means the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 ( S.I. No. 409 of 2025 ). | ||
3. Regulation 2(1) (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 2025) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the definition of— | ||
(a) “Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793” the following: | ||
“‘Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793 as inserted by Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 20261 ;”, | ||
(b) “Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793” the following: | ||
“‘Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793 as inserted by Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 20261 ;”, and | ||
(c) “EU Regulation 2019/1793” the following: | ||
“‘EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 20192 as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/625 of 6 May 20203 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/608 of 14 April 20214 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1900 of 27 October 20215 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/913 of 30 May 20226 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/286 of 16 January 20247 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3153 of 18 December 20248 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1441 of 18 July 20259 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 20261 ;”. | ||
4. The European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 ( S.I. No. 50 of 2023 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
11 February, 2026. | ||
JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL, | ||
Minister for Health. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Regulations give further effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council. | ||
These Regulations amend the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 575 of 2020 ) in the manner specified in these Regulations. | ||
These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into operation on 18 February 2026. | ||
2 OJ No. L 277, 29.10.2019, p. 89. 3 OJ No. L 144, 7.5.2020, p. 13. 4 OJ No. L 129, 15.4.2021, p. 119. 5 OJ No. L 387, 3.11.2021, p. 78. 6 OJ No. L 158, 13.6.2022, p. 1. |
