S.I. No. 555/2006 - European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Amendment of Regulations) (No. 3) Regulations 2006
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AVIAN INFLUENZA) (AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS) (NO. 3) 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 2006/521/EC of 25 July 20061 and Commission Decision 2006/522/EC of 25 July 20062 hereby make the following regulations— 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Amendment of Regulations) (No. 3) Regulations 2006. | ||||||
2. (1) The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Feathers from Certain Third Countries) Regulations 2006 ( S.I No. 11 of 2006 ) are amended by the substitution, for the definition of “Commission Decision” (inserted by the European Communities (Avian Influenza)(Control on Imports of Feathers from Certain Third Countries)(Amendment) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 126 of 2006 )) in Regulation 2(1), of— | ||||||
“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2006/7/EC of 9 January 2006 as amended by Commission Decision 2006/183/EC 28 February 2006 and Commission Decision 2006/521/EC of 25 July 2006;”. | ||||||
(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” (inserted by the European Communities (Avian Influenza)(Amendment of Regulations) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 257 of 2006 )) in regulation 2(1), of— | ||||||
“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2005/733/EC of 19 October 2005 as amended by Commission Decision 2006/321/EC of 28 April 2006 and Commission Decision 2006/521/EC of 25 July 2006;”, | ||||||
(3) The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Movement of Pet Birds) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 708 of 2005 ) are amended in regulation 2(1), | ||||||
(a) by the substitution for the definition of ‘Commission Decision’ (inserted by the European Communities (Avian Influenza)(Amendment of Regulations)(No.2) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No 356 of 2006 )), of— | ||||||
“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2005/759/EC of 27 October 2005 as amended by Commission Decision 2005/862/EC of 30 November 2005, Commission Decision 2006/79/EC of 31 January 2006, Commission Decision 2006/405/EC of 7 June 2006 and Commission Decision 2006/522/EC of 25 July 2006;”, | ||||||
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(b) by the substitution for the definition of ‘third country’ (inserted by the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Movement of Pet Birds) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 906 of 2005 )), of— | ||||||
“ ‘third country’ means a country (other than Andorra, Croatia, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland or the Vatican City) that is not a member state of the European Community”, | ||||||
(4) The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Birds) Regulations 2005 ( S.I No. 709 of 2005 ) are amended by the substitution for the definition of ‘Commission Decision’ (inserted by the European Communities (Avian Influenza)(Amendment of Regulations)(No.2) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No 356 of 2006 )) in regulation 2(1), of— | ||||||
“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2005/760/EC of 27 October 2005 as amended by Commission Decision 2005/862/EC of 30 November 2005, Commission Decision 2006/79/EC of 31 January 2006, Commission Decision 2006/405/EC of 7 June 2006 and Commission Decision 2006/522/EC of 25 July 2006;”. | ||||||
(5) The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Precautionary Measures) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No 678 of 2005 ) is revoked. | ||||||
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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 Decisions 2006/521/EC, 2005/522/EC and implement amendments to EU Safeguard Decisions controlling imports. | ||||||
