S.I. No. 414 of 2001.

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001.

I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 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 effect to Commission Directive 2001/32/EC of 8 May 2001⁽¹⁾ and to Commission Directive 2001/33/EC of 8 May 2001⁽¹⁾ hereby make the following Regulations:

1.      (1)      These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001.

(2)     The European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) Regulations 1980 to 2000 and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) Regulations 1980 to 2001.

2.       In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1980 ).

3.       Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (1), in the definition of “the Directive”, for “and Commission Directive 2000/23/EC of 27 April 2000” (inserted by the European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2000 ( S.I. No. 135 of 2000 )) of “, Commission Directive 2000/23/EC of 27 April 2000, Commission Directive 2001/32/EC of 8 May 2001 and Commission Directive 2001/33/EC of 8 May 2001”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations implement the provisions of Commission Directives 2001/32/EC and 2001/33/EC extending the period of recognition of EU protected zones, modifying the current description of certain protected zones, and amending provisions to take into account the present distribution of certain harmful organisms.

Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2.

⁽¹⁾ O.J.L. 127 of 9.05.2001

⁽¹⁾ O.J.L. 127 of 9.05.2001