European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Vegetable Species)(Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 369 of 2016)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 369 of 2016 ———————— EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MINIMUM CONDITIONS FOR EXAMINING VEGETABLE SPECIES)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2016 2 [369] S.I. No. 369 of 2016 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MINIMUM CONDITIONS FOR EXAMINING VEGETABLE SPECIES)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2016 I, MICHAEL CREED, 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 Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2015/1168 of 15 July 20151, hereby make the fol lowing regulations: 1.These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Vegetable Species)(Amendment) Regulations 2016. 2. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining of Veg etable Species) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 121 of 2004) are amended by substi tuting 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 Implementing Directive (EU) 2015/1168 of 15 July 2015;”. 3. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Veg etable Species) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 639 of 2015) is revoked. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 30 June 2016. MICHAEL CREED, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 1O.J. No. L188, 16.07.2015, p.39 2O.J. No. L254, 08.10.2003, p.11 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 15th July, 2016. [369] 3 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 (EU) 2015/1168 of 15 July 2015 which amends Council Directive 2003/91/EC on the Characteristics and Minimum Conditions for Examining Veg etable Species. BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG OIFIG AN tSOLÁTHAIR Le ceannach díreach ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, 52 FAICHE STIABHNA, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 (Teil: 01 - 6476834 nó 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) nó trí aon díoltóir leabhar. —————— DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased from GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 52 ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, DUBLIN 2. (Tel: 01 - 6476834 or 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) or through any bookseller. —————— €1.27 Wt. (B32197). 285. 7/16. Essentra. Gr 30-15.