S.I. No. 89/1984:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (INTRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS HARMFUL TO PLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS) (PROHIBITION) REGULATIONS, 1984.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (INTRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS HARMFUL TO PLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS) (PROHIBITION) REGULATIONS, 1984.

I, AUSTIN DEASY, Minister for Agriculture considering there is an imminent danger of the introduction or spread in the State of the harmful organism Leptinotarsa decemlineata (say) (being a danger described in Article 15 of Council Directive No. 77/93/EEC¹ of 21 December, 1976), in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), hereby make the following Regulations:

¹O.J. No. L26 31.1.1977.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) Regulations, 1984.

(2) The collective citation "the European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) Regulations, 1980 to 1984" shall include these Regulations.

2. (1) The importation of parsley which has been produced or has otherwise been in Italy is hereby prohibited.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £800.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 5th day of April, 1984.

AUSTIN DEASY,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations prohibit the import of parsley from Italy as a protective measure against introduction of the Colarado beetle.