European Communities (Newcastle Disease)(Control on Imports of Avian Products from the United States of America) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 229 of 2003)

S.I. No. 229 of 2003 European Communities (Newcastle Disease)(Control on Imports of Avian Products from the United States of America) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Decision No. 2003/377/EC of 22 May 20031, hereby make the following regulations 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Newcastle Disease)(Control on Imports of Avian Products from the United States of America) (Amendment) Regulations 2003. 2. The European Communities (Newcastle Disease)(Control on Imports of Avian Products from the United States of America) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No 95 of 2003) are amended, in Regulation 2(1), by (a) the substitution for the definition of “Commission Decision”, of “’Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision No. 2002/67/EC of 28 January 2003 as amended by Commission Decision No. 2003/377/EC of 22 May 2003;”, and (b) the substitution, for the definition of “restricted area”, of “’restricted area’ means the states of Arizona, California and Nevada, the counties of Dona Ana, Luna and Otero in the state of New Mexico and the counties of El Paso and Hudspeth in the state of Texas;” GIVEN under my Official Seal, 28th May 2003 Joe Walsh Minister for Agriculture and Food 1 O.J. No. L 130 of 27.5.2003, p. 25. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal document) These Regulations amend The European Communities (Newcastle Disease)(Control on Imports of Avian Products from the United States of America) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No 95 of 2003). PRN 359 Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin Price: €0.51