S.I. No. 362/2012 - European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2012.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 28th September, 2012. | ||
I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 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 Commission Regulation (EU) No 225/2012 of 15 March 20121 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 20092 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2012. | ||
2. The European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 432 of 2009 ) are amended by— | ||
(a) in Regulation 2(1), substituting for the definition of “Regulation 183/2005” (as amended by the European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 164 of 2012 )) for the following— | ||
“‘Regulation 183/2005’ means Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 219/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 225/2012 of 15 March 2012;”, and | ||
(b) in Regulation 27A(1) (inserted by the European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 312 of 2010 )) for the following— | ||
“27A.(1) The designated points of entry for the purposes of Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 are— | ||
(a) Dublin Port in respect of animal feed, or | ||
(b) Dublin Airport or Dublin Port in respect of fruit and vegetable products.”. | ||
3. The following are revoked— | ||
(a) European Communities (Feedingstuffs) (Methods of Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 289 of 1999 ), | ||
(b) European Communities (Feedingstuffs) (Methods of Sampling and Analysis) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 288 of 2000 ), | ||
(c) European Communities (Feedingstuffs) (Methods of Sampling and Analysis) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 185 of 2004 ). | ||
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Given under my Official Seal, | ||
19 September 2012. | ||
SIMON COVENEY, | ||
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||
These Regulations update the principal Food and Feed Hygiene Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No 432 of 2009 ) in relation to: | ||
(i) the approval and requirements for establishments placing on the market, for feed use, products derived from vegetable oils and blended fats; | ||
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(ii) officially nominating import Designated Points of Entry. | ||
