S.I. No. 261/2015 - European Communities (Marketing of Honey) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 23rd June, 2015. | ||
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 Directive 2014/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 20141 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Marketing of Honey) (Amendment) Regulations 2015. | ||
2. The European Communities (Marketing of Honey) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 367 of 2003 ) are amended- | ||
(a) in Regulation 2(1) by substituting for the definition of “Council Directive” the following- | ||
“‘Council Directive’ means Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 20012 as amended by Directive 2014/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014;”, and | ||
(b) by substituting for Regulation 4 the following- | ||
“4.(1) A person shall not place honey on the market unless it complies with Articles 2 and 3 of the Council Directive. | ||
(2) A person may place honey manufactured before 1 August 2004 on the market in accordance with the Regulations revoked by Regulation 10 until stocks are exhausted. | ||
(3) A person may place honey produced or labelled before 24 June 2015 on the market in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2014/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 until stocks are exhausted.”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
9 June 2015. | ||
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 existing Legislation relating to the marketing of honey. | ||
