European Communities (Bluetongue) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 242 of 2012)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 242 of 2012 ———————— EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (BLUETONGUE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2012 2 [242] S.I. No. 242 of 2012 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (BLUETONGUE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2012 I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communi ties Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to Directive 2012/5/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012,1 and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 456/2012 of 30 May 20122 hereby make the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Bluetongue) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. 2. The European Communities (Bluetongue) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 133 of 2008) are amended— (a) in Regulation 2— (i) by the substitution, for the definition of ‘Bluetongue Directive’, of— “ ‘Bluetongue Directive’ means Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 as amended by Directive 2012/5/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012;” and (ii) by the substitution, for the definition of ‘Bluetongue Regu lation’, of— “ ‘Bluetongue Regulation’ means “Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1266/2007 of 26 October 2007 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 289/2008 of 31 March 2008; Commission Regulation (EC) No. 384/2008 of 29 April 2008; Commission Regulation (EC) No. 394/2008 of 30 April 2008 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 456/2012 of 30 May 2012;”, (b) in Regulation 8, by the deletion of paragraph (3), and (c) in Regulation 10, by the substitution, for paragraph (2), of— “(2) A person shall not, in a surveillance zone, vaccinate against bluetongue using live attenuated vaccines.”. 1O.J. L. 81of 21.3.2012 P.1 2O. J. L. 141, 31.05. 2012 P.7 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th July, 2012. [242] 3 GIVEN under my Official Seal, 21 June 2012. SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine. 4 [242] EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) These Regulations give effect to Directive 2012/5/EC of the European Parlia ment and of the Council of 14 March 2012 and Commission Implementing Regu lation (EU) No. 456/2012 of 30 May 2012. BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG OIFIG AN tSOLÁTHAIR Le ceannach díreach ón OIFIG DHÍOLTA FOILSEACHÁN RIALTAIS, TEACH SUN ALLIANCE, SRÁID THEACH LAIGHEAN, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2, nó tríd an bpost ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, AN RANNÓG POST-TRÁCHTA, AONAD 20 PÁIRC MIONDÍOLA COIS LOCHA, CLÁR CHLAINNE MHUIRIS, CONTAE MHAIGH EO, (Teil: 01 - 6476834 nó 1890 213434; Fax: 094 - 9378964 nó 01 - 6476843) nó trí aon díoltóir leabhar. —————— DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased directly from the GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALE OFFICE SUN ALLIANCE HOUSE, MOLESWORTH STREET, DUBLIN 2, or by mail order from GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, POSTAL TRADE SECTION, UNIT 20 LAKESIDE RETAIL PARK, CLAREMORRIS, CO. MAYO, (Tel: 01 - 6476834 or 1890 213434; Fax: 094 - 9378964 or 01 - 6476843) or through any bookseller. —————— €1.27 Wt. (B29270). 285. 7/12. Clondalkin Pharma & Healthcare (Glasnevin) Ltd. Gr 30-15.