European Communities (Organic Farming) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 30 of 2009)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS S.I. No. 30 of 2009 ———————— EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ORGANIC FARMING) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2009 (Prn. A9/0148) 2 [30] S.I. No. 30 of 2009 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ORGANIC FARMING) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2009 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 full effect to Council Regu lation (EC) No. 834/2007 of 28 June 20071 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 889/2008 of 5 September 20082, hereby make the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Organic Farming) (Amendment) Regulations 2009. 2. (1) A reference in the European Communities (Organic Farming) Regu lations 2004 (S.I. No. 112 of 2004) or in an instrument issued under a power granted by those Regulations to an act of the institutions of the European Com munities repealed by— (a) Article 39 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 (“Council Regulation”), or (b) Article 96 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 (“Commission Regulation”), or to a provision of the act is construed and has effect as if the reference is a reference to (i) the Council Regulation or to the equivalent provision of the Council Regulation, or (ii) the Commission Regulation or the equivalent provision of the Commission Regulation, and is to be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex XIV to the Commission Regulation. (2) A word or expression that is used in the Council Regulation or in Com mission Regulation (EC) No. 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 and is also used in the Regulations or an instrument to which paragraph (1) refers has, in those Regulations or that instrument, the same meaning as it has in the Council Regu lation or in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 889/2008 of 5 September 2008. (3) Nothing in these Regulations purports to create a criminal offence, or to revive criminal proceedings in respect of an event that occurred before the mak ing of these Regulations. 1O.J. L 189 of 20.7.2007, p. 1. 2O.J. L 250 of 18.9.2008, p. 1. Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th February, 2009. [30] 3 GIVEN under my Official Seal, 26 January 2009 BRENDAN SMITH. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. 0 4 [30] EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) These regulations give legal effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 on controls on the production and labelling of organic products. 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, 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 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, 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. (B26694). 288. 2/09. Cahill. Gr. 30-15. ISBN 978-1-4064-4524-4