S.I. No. 152/1994:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (TRADE IN BOVINE BREEDING ANIMALS, THEIR SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1994.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (TRADE IN BOVINE BREEDING ANIMALS, THEIR SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1994.

I JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of the 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive No. 91/174/EEC of 25th March, 1991¹, hereby make the following Regulations:

¹O.J. No. L85. 5. 4. 1991, p. 39.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Tade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embros) (Amendment) Regulaions, 1994.

2. Regulatin 2 (1) of the European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Emybros) Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No 259 of 1993 ) is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of "breeding animal" of the following definition:

'"breeding animal' means a bovine animal or a water buffalo used for breeding".

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 25th day of May, 1994.

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and

Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations give legal effect to the provision of Council Directive 91/174/EEC which amends Council Directive 77/504/EEEC. The effect of the Regulations is to broaden the scope of the European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No. 259 of 1993 ) to cover water buffalo.