European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 145 of 2013)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 145 of 2013 ———————— EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MINIMUM CONDITIONS FOR EXAMINING AGRICULTURE PLANT SPECIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2013 2 [145] S.I. No. 145 of 2013 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MINIMUM CONDITIONS FOR EXAMINING AGRICULTURE PLANT SPECIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2013 I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise 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 Implementing Directive 2012/44/EU of 26 November 20121, hereby make the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2013. 2. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 122 of 2004) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2 the definition of “Directive” for the following: “ ‘Directive’ means Commission Directive No. 2003/90/EC of 6 October 20032 as amended by Commission Directive No. 2012/44/EU of 26 November 2012.”. 3. The European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 361 of 2012) is revoked. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 26 April 2013. SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 1O.J. L 327, 27.11.2012, p.37 2O.J. L 254, 8.10.2003, p.7 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd May, 2013. [145] 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 2012/44/EU of 26 November 2012 which amends Council Directive 2003/90/EC on the Characteristics and Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant 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. (B29828). 285. 5/13. Clondalkin. Gr 30-15.