S.I. No. 167/2025 - European Union (Packaging) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th May, 2025. | ||
I, DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, 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 further effect to Directive 94/62/EC1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste, hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Packaging) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. | ||
2. In these Regulations – “Principal Regulations” means the European Union (Packaging) Regulations 2014 (No. 282 of 2014). | ||
3. Regulation 4(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting the following: | ||
““Minister” means the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications.” | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
1 May, 2025. | ||
DARRAGH O’BRIEN, | ||
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
This Statutory Instrument amends the European Communities (Packaging) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 282 of 2014 ) to clarify the Minister with responsibility for the functions set out therein and to give further effect to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste, as amended. | ||
