European Communities (Vegetable Seed) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 420 of 2007)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 420 of 2007. ———————— EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (VEGETABLE SEED) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2007. (Prn. A7/1253) 2 [420] S.I. No. 420 of 2007. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (VEGETABLE SEED) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2007. I, MARY COUGHLAN, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 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 effect to Com mission Directive 2006/124/EC1 of 5 December 2006, hereby make the follow ing regulations— 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Vegetable Seed) (Amendment) Regulations 2007. 2. The European Communities (Marketing of Vegetable Propagating and Planting Material, other than Seed) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 159 of 1994) are amended in Regulation 2(1) by substituting for the definition of “the Directive”, the following— “ ‘the Directive’ means Council Directive No. 92/33/EEC of 28 April 19922, Commission Directive 93/61/EEC of 2 July 19933, Commission Directive 93/62/EEC of 5 July 19934, Council Directive 2003/61/EC of 18 June 20035, Commission Decision 2005/55/EC of 25 January 20056 and Commission Directive 2006/124/EC of 5 December 2006”. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 28 June 2007 MARY COUGHLAN. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food . 1O.J. No L339 6.12.2006 p12 2OJ No L157 10.6.1992 p1 3OJ No L250 7.10.1993 p19 4OJ No L250 7.10.1993 p29 5OJ No L165 3.7.2003 p23 6OJ No L22 26.1.2005 p17 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th July, 2007. 0 [420] 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 Directive 2006/124/EC of 5 December 2006 which amends Council Directive 92/33/EEC on the Marketing of Vegetable Propogating and Planting Material Other than Seed and Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed. BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG OIFIG AN tSOLÁTHAIR Le ceannach dı́reach ón OIFIG DHÍOLTA FOILSEACHÁN RIALTAIS, TEACH SUN ALLIANCE, SRÁID THEACH LAIGHEAN, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 nó trı́d an bpost ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, AN RANNÓG POST-TRÁCHTA, 51 FAICHE STIABHNA, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 (Teil: 01 - 6476834/35/36/37; Fax: 01 - 6476843) nó trı́ aon dı́oltóir 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, 51 ST. STEPHEN’S GREEN, DUBLIN 2 (Tel: 01-6476834/35/36/37; Fax: 01-6476843) or through any bookseller. —————— \1.27 9 781406 432008 ISBN 1-4064-3200-8 Wt. (B25436). 295. 7/07. Cahill. Gr. 30-15.