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S.I. No. 384/2016 - European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2016.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd July, 2016.

I, MICHAEL CREED, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1024 of 24 June 20161 , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2016.

2. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 426 of 2011 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of “Commission Regulation 669/2009” the following—

“ ‘Commission Regulation 669/2009’ means Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 20092 (as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 212/2010 of 12 March 20103 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 323/2014 of 28 March 20144 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 718/2014 of 27 June 20145 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1024 of 23 June 2016) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 885/2014 of 13 August 20146 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 of 18 June 20157 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/166 of 8 February 20168 ;”.

3. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 275 of 2016 ) are revoked.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

14 July 2016.

MICHAEL CREED,

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 revise controls on the import of certain food and feed of non-animal origin from specific third countries with regard to pesticide residues.

1 OJ L168, 25.06.2016, p.1

2 OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11

3 OJ L 65, 13.3.2010, p. 16

4 OJ L 95, 29.03.2014, p.12

5 OJ L 190, 28.06.2014, p.55

6 OJ L 242, 14.08.2014, p.20

7 OJ L 154, 19.06.2015, p.8

8 OJ L32, 09.02.2016, p.143