S.I. No. 20/2015 - European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in  | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 27th January, 2015.  | ||
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 Regulation (EU) No 1295/2014 of 4 December 20141 , hereby make the following regulations:  | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.  | ||
2. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 426 of 2011 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of “Commission Regulation 669/2009” the following—  | ||
“ ‘Commission Regulation 669/2009’ means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 of 24 July 20092 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 212/2010 of 12 March 20103 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 323/2014 of 28 March 20144 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 718/2014 of 27 June 20145 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2014 of 4 December 2014 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 885/2014 of 13 August 20146 ;”.  | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,  | ||
19 January 2015.  | ||
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 revise controls on the import of certain food and feed of non-animal origin from specific third countries with regard to pesticide residues.  | ||