European Communities (Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002 (S.I. No. 125 of 2002)

Irish Statute Book file:///D/HTML/ire34870.htm[15.01.2025 17:54:09] S.I. No. 125/2002 — European Communities (Control of Infectious Animal Diseases) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002 S.I. No. 125 of 2002 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS ANIMAL DISEASES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2002 I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 ( No. 27 of 1972 ) and for the purposes of giving effect to Council Directive No. 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of Bluetongue, hereby make the following Regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002. 2. The European Communities (Control of Infectious Animal Diseases) Regulations, 1994 ( No. 317 of 1994 ) are amended by the substitution, in Article 2(1), for the definition of “the Council Directives”, of — “the Council Directives” means Council Directive No. 92/35 EEC of 29 April, 1992, Council Directive No. 92/119/EEC of 17 December, 1992 and Council Directive 2000/75 of 20 November 2000;'. GIVEN under my Official Seal 12 March, 2002 JOE WALSH Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Explanatory Note (This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal instrument) This Order provides for specific rules for the control and eradication of Bluetongue and transposes Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20th November, 2000. Irish Statute Book file:///D/HTML/ire34870.htm[15.01.2025 17:54:09] Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the House of the Oireachtas