S.I. No. 105/2011 - European Communities (Plastics and other materials) (Contact with Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 11th March, 2011. | ||
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 effect to Council Directive No. 2011/8/EU of 28 January 20111 , hereby make the following Regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Plastics and other materials) (Contact with Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and cease to have effect on 1 May 2011. | ||
2. The European Communities (Plastics and other materials) (Contact with food) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 587 of 2007 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1) by the substitution for the definition of “Plastics Directive” (inserted by the European Communities (Plastics and other materials) (Contact with food) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 301 of 2010 )), of— | ||
“ ‘Plastics Directive’ means Council Directive No. 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 as amended by Commission Directive No. 2004/1/EC of 6 January 2004, Commission Directive No. 2004/19/EC of 1 March 2004, Commission Directive No. 2005/79/EC of 18 November 2005, Commission Directive No. 2007/19/EC of 30 March 2007, Commission Directive No. 2008/39/EC of 6 March 2008 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 975/2009 of 19 October 2009, Commission Decision No. 2010/169/EU of 19 March 2010 and, insofar as it restricts the manufacture of polycarbonate infant feeding bottles, Commission Directive No. 2011/8/EU of 28 January 2011;”. | ||
3. The European Communities (Plastics and other materials) (Contact with food) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 301 of 2010 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
7 March 2011. | ||
BRENDAN SMITH, | ||
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. | ||
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). | ||
The Regulation gives effect to Council Directive No. 2011/8/EU insofar as it restricts the manufacture of polycarbonate infant feeding bottles. | ||
