S.I. No. 210/2010 - European Communities (Classical Swine Fever) (Restriction on imports from Germany) Regulations 2010.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th May, 2010. | ||
I, BRENDAN SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise 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 Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 1 as amended by Commission Decision 2009/254/EC of 20 March 2009 2 , Commission Decision 2009/423/EC of 26 May 2009 3 , Commission Decision 2009/952/EU of 14 December 2009 4 and Commission Decision 2010/211/EU of 7 April 2010 5 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
Citation | ||
1. These regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Classical Swine Fever) (Restriction on imports from Germany) Regulations 2010. | ||
Interpretation | ||
2. (1) In these Regulations— | ||
“authorised officer” means: | ||
(a) an officer authorised under section 17A (inserted by section 2 of the Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 3 of 2001)) of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (No. 6 of 1966), | ||
(b) a member of the Garda Síochaná, | ||
(c) an officer of Customs and Excise, or | ||
(d) a person appointed under the European Communities (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) (Compliance) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 424 of 2009 ); | ||
“Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 as amended by Commission Decision 2009/254/EC of 20 March 2009,Commission Decision 2009/423/EC of 26 May 2009, Commission Decision 2009/952/EU of 14 December 2009 and Commission Decision 2010/211/EU of 7 April 2010; | ||
“Minister” means Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; | ||
“restricted area” means that part of the Community described in the Annex to the Commission Decision. | ||
(2) A word or expression that is used in the Commission Decision and is also used in these Regulations has, in these Regulations, the same meaning as in the Commission Decision. | ||
3. (1) A person shall not import from the restricted area— | ||
(a) a pig unless it complies with Articles 2, 6 and 7 of the Commission Decision, | ||
(b) boar semen unless it complies with Article 5(a) of the Commission Decision, or | ||
(c) the ovum or embryo of a pig unless it complies with Article 5(b) of the Commission Decision. | ||
(2) A person shall not import a pig, semen, the ovum or embryo of a pig, fresh pig meat, a meat preparation or meat product derived from a pig from the restricted area. | ||
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to a pig, meat preparation or meat product that complies with Article 7(2) of the Commission Decision. | ||
4. A person shall not have in his or her possession or under his or her control, a pig, semen or the ovum or embryo of a pig or fresh pigmeat, a meat preparation or meat product, derived from a pig, sell or supply a pig, porcine semen or the ovum or embryo of swine, fresh pigmeat, a meat preparation or meat product derived from a pig that has been imported in contravention of Regulation 3. | ||
5. The European Communities (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) (Compliance) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 424 of 2009 ) apply to these regulations. | ||
6. The European Communities (Classical Swine Fever) (Restriction on Imports) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 130 of 2007 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
13 May 2010. | ||
BRENDAN SMITH, | ||
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These regulations concern import restrictions of pigs and pig products due to the incidence of Classical Swine Fever in certain parts of Germany. | ||
1 O.J. L302, 13.11.2008, p. 19 |
