European Communities (Labelling of Beef and Beef Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 404 of 2015)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 404 of 2015 ———————— THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (LABELLING OF BEEF AND BEEF PRODUCTS)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2015 2 [404] S.I. No. 404 of 2015 THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (LABELLING OF BEEF AND BEEF PRODUCTS)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 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 Communi ties Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Articles 11 to 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 20001 as amended by Regulation (EU) No 653/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 20142 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1825/2000 of 25 August 20003 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 275/2007 of 15 March 20074, hereby make the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Labelling of Beef and Beef Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2015. 2. The European Communities (Labelling of Beef and Beef Products) Regu lations 2000 (S.I. No. 435 of 2000) are amended by— (a) in Regulation 2(1) substituting the definition of (i) “Parliament and Council Regulation” for the following: “ ‘Parliament and Council Regulation’ means Articles 11 to 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 as amended by Regulation (EU) No 653/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014;”, and (ii) “Commission Regulation” for the following: “ ‘Commission Regulation’ means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1825/2000 of 25 August 2000 as amended by Com mission Regulation (EC) No 275/2007 of 15 March 2007.”, (b) substituting Regulation 6 for the following: “6. An operator shall not contravene Article 15a of the Parliament and Council Regulation in relation to voluntary labelling of beef or beef products.”, 1OJ No. L 204, 11.8.2000, p.1 2OJ No. L 189, 27.6.2014, p.33 3OJ No. L 216, 26.8.2000, p.8 4OJ No. L 76, 16.3.2007, p.12 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 25th September, 2015. [404] 3 and (c) substituting Regulation 10 for the following: “10. An authorised officer may require the removal from the market of beef or beef products which (a) do not comply with Section I of Title II of the Parliament and Council Regulation in relation to compulsory labelling of beef and beef products, or (b) do not comply with Section II of Title II of the Parliament and Council Regulation in relation to voluntary labelling of beef and beef products.”. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 22 September 2015. SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 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. (B31490). 285. 9/15. Essentra. Gr 30-15.