S.I. No. 257/2006 - European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Amendment of Regulations) Regulations 2006

S.I. No.257 of 2006

European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Amendment of Regulations) Regulations 2006

I, Mary Coughlan, 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 2006/321/EC¹ of 28 April 2006, hereby make the following regulations -

1.       These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Avian Influenza (Amendment of Regulations) Regulations 2006.

2(1)   The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Romania) Regulations 2005 ( S.I No. 670 of 2005 ) are amended by the substitution, for the definition of “Commission Decision” in regulation 2(1), of -

“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2005/710/EC² as amended by Commission Decision 2006/321/EC;”.

(2)     The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Turkey) Regulations 2005 ( S.I No. 679 of 2005 ) are amended by the substitution, for the definition of “Commission Decision” in regulation 2(1), of -

“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2005/733/EC³ as amended by Commission Decision 2006/321/EC;”.

(3)      The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Croatia) Regulations 2005 ( S.I No. 691 of 2005 ) (as amended by the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Croatia)(Amendment Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 48 of 2006 ) and the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Croatia)(Amendment) Regulations (No. 2 2006. ( S.I. No 191 of 2006 )) are amended by the substitution, for the definition of “Commission Decision” in regulation 2(1), of -

“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision means Commission Decision 2005/758/EC⁴ as amended by Commission Decision 2006/11/EC⁵ , Commission Decision 2006/256/EC⁶ and Commission Decision 2006/321/EC;”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations give effect to Commission Decision 2006/321/EC of 28 April 2006 concerning an extension of the period of application of protective measures in relation to avian influenza in Romania, Turkey and Croatia and amends the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Romania Regulations 2005 ( S.I No. 670 of 2005 ), the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Turkey) Regulations 2005 ( S.I No. 679 of 2005 ) and the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Croatia) Regulations 2005 ( S.I No. 691 of 2005 ).

¹ OJ No L118, 03.05.2006, p18

² OJ No. L269, 14.10.2005, p 42

³ OJ No. L274. 20.10.2005, p 102

⁴ OJ No. L285, 28.10.2005, p30

⁵ OJ No. L7, 12.01.2006, p 29

⁶ OJ No L92, 30.03.2006, p15