European Communities (Marketing of Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 531 of 2010)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 531 of 2010 ———————— EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MARKETING OF SEEDS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2010 (Prn. A10/1664) 2 [531] S.I. No. 531 of 2010 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MARKETING OF SEEDS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2010 I, BRENDAN SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exer cise 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 Directive 2009/145/EC of 26 November 20091, hereby make the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Marketing of Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. 2. The European Communities (Marketing of Seeds) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 431 of 2009) are amended in Regulation 2 by substituting for the definition of “Commission Directive”, the following— “ ‘Commission Directive’ means Commission Directive 2008/62/EC of 20 June 2008 as amended by Commission Directive 2009/145/EC of 26 November 2009;”. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 4 November 2010. BRENDAN SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. 1O.J. L312 27/11/2009, p.44 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 12th November, 2010. 0 [531] 3 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) These Regulations provide for the acceptance of vegetable landraces and con servation varieties which have been traditionally grown in particular localities and regions and are threatened by genetic erosion and of vegetable varieties with no intrinsic value for commercial crop production but developed for grow ing under particular conditions and the marketing of seed of those landraces and varieties. 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. (B27979). 295. 11/10. Cahill. Gr. 30-15. ISBN 978-1-4064-7606-4