S.I. No. 254/2014 - European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Vegetable Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th June, 2014. | ||
I, SIMON COVENEY, 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 2013/57/EU of 20 November 20131 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Vegetable Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. | ||
2. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining of Vegetable Species) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 121 of 2004 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2 the definition of “Directive” for the following- | ||
“‘Directive’ means Commission Directive No. 2003/91/EC of 6 October 20032 as amended by Commission Directive No. 2013/57/EU of 20 November 2013.”. | ||
3. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Vegetable Species)(Amendment) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 146 of 2013 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
5 June 2014. | ||
SIMON COVENEY, | ||
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 2013/57/EU of 20 November 2013 which amends Council Directive 2003/91/EC on the Characteristics and Minimum Conditions for Examining Vegetable Species. | ||
