S.I. No. 250 of 2006

European Communities (Animal By-products) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

I, Mary Coughlan, Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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 full effect to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1974/2005 of 2 December 2005¹ , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 253/2006 of 14 February 2006² , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 339/2006 of 24 February 2006³ , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 657/2006 of 10 April 2006⁴ , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 181/2006 of 1 February 2006⁵ , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 197/2006 of 3 February 2006⁶ , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 209/2006 of 7 February 2006⁷ , Commission Decision No. 2004/217/EC of 1 March 2004⁸ and Commission Decision No. 2005/598/EC of 2 August 2005⁹ , hereby make the following Regulations-

Citation

1.   These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Animal By-products) (Amendment) Regulations.

Amendments to European Communities (Animal By-products) Regulations 2003

2.   The European Communities (Animal By-products) Regulations 2003 are amended-

(a)  in Regulation 2(1)-

(i)       by the substitution, for the definition of -�European Regulation-� (inserted by the European Communities (Animal By-products) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 707 of 2005 )), of-

-�-�European Regulation-� means Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council of 3 October 2002 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 808/2003 of 12 May 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 811/2003 of 12 May 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 668/2004 of 10 March 2004, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 878/2004 of 29 April 2004, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 92/2005 of 19 January 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 93/2005 of 19 January 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 181/2006 of 1 February 2006 Commission Regulation (EC) No. 197/2006 of 3 February 2006 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 209/2006 of 7 February 2006;-�,

(ii)      by the substitution, for the definition of -�TSE Regulation-� (inserted by the European Communities (Animal By-products) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 707 of 2005 )), of-

-�-�TSE Regulation-� means Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 May 2001 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1248/2001 of 22 June 2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1326/2001 of 29 June 2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 270/2002 of 14 February 2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1494/2002 of 21 August 2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 260/2003 of 12 February 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 650/2003 of 10 April 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1053/2003 of 19 June 2003, Regulation (EC) No. 1128/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 June 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1139/2003 of 27 June 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2003 of 10 July 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1809/2003 of 15 October 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1915/2003 of 30 October 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2245/2003 of 19 December 2003, Commission Regulation EC) No. 876/2004 of 29 April 2004 Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1471/2004 of 18 August 2004, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1492/2004 of 23 August 2004, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1993/2004 of 19 November 2004, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 36/2005 of 12 January 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 214/2005 of 9 February 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 260/2005 of 16 February 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 932/ 2005 of 8 June 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1292/2005 of 5 August 2005 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1974/2005 of 2 December 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 253/2006 of 14 February 2006, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 339/2006 of 24 February 2006 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 657/2006 of 10 April 2006.-�,

(b)  in Regulation 3(1) by the insertion, after subparagraph (aaa) (inserted by the European Communities (Animal By-products) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 707 of 2005 )), of-

-�(aaaa) contravenes Article 2 of Commission Decision No. 2004/217/EC of 1 March 2004 or Article 1 of Commission Decision No. 2005/598/EC of 2 August 2005,-�,

(c)  in Regulation 3(1)(f) (inserted by the European Communities (Animal By-products) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 707 of 2005 )), by the insertion after -�11,-� of -�11A,-� and

(d)  by the insertion after Regulation 11 of-

-�11A.(1)      A person shall not bring into the State a bovine animal, meat or other product derived from a bovine animal referred to in point 5 of Part D to Annex XI to the TSE Regulation.

(2)    A person shall not have in his or her possession sell or supply a bovine animal, meat or other product referred to in paragraph (1).-�.

Amendment to European Communities (Removal of bovine vertebral column) Regulations 2004

3.   The European Communities (Removal of bovine vertebral column) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 528 of 2004 ) are amended by the substitution, in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of -�Commission Regulation-� of-

-�-�Commission Regulation-� means Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 May 2001 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1248/2001 of 22 June 2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1326/2001 of 29 June 2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 270/2002 of 14 February 2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1494/2002 of 21 August 2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 260/2003 of 12 February 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 650/2003 of 10 April 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1053/2003 of 19 June 2003, Regulation (EC) No. 1128/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 June 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1139/2003 of 27 June 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2003 of 10 July 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1809/2003 of 15 October 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1915/2003 of 30 October 2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2245/2003 of 19 December 2003, Commission Regulation EC) No. 876/2004 of 29 April 2004 Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1471/2004 of 18 August 2004, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1492/2004 of 23 August 2004, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1993/2004 of 19 November 2004, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 36/2005 of 12 January 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 214/2005 of 9 February 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 260/2005 of 16 February 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 932/ 2005 of 8 June 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1292/2005 of 5 August 2005 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1974/2005 of 2 December 2005, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 253/2006 of 14 February 2006, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 339/2006 of 24 February 2006 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 657/2006 of 10 April 2006.-�.

Revocations

4.   The following are revoked-

(a)  European Communities (Importation of bovine animals and products obtained from bovine animals from the United Kingdom) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 464 of 1999 ),

(b)  European Communities (Processing of Mammalian Animal By-products) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 182 of 2000 ),

(c)  Diseases of Animals (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) (Specified Risk Material) Order 2000 ( S.I. No. 331 of 2000 ),

(d)  European Communities (Specified Risk Material) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 332 of 2000 ),

(e)  European Communities (Specified Risk Material) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 24 of 2001 ),

(f)  European Communities (Specified Risk Material) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 164 of 2001 ),

(g)  European Communities (Processed Animal Products)(Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 553 of 2001 ).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The main provisions of these regulations include, inter alia, the lifting of the ban on imports into the State from the United Kingdom of certain bovine animals, meat or other product derived from a bovine animals and the updating of provisions in relation to specified risk material and animal by-products.

¹ O.J. No. L 317 of 3.12.2005, p. 4.

² O.J. No. L 44 of 15.2.2006, p. 9.

³ O.J. No. L 55 of 25.2.2006, p. 5.

⁴ O.J. No. L 116 of 29.4.2006, p.9.

⁵ O.J. No. L 29 of 2.2.2006, p. 31.

⁶ O.J. No. L 32 of 4.2.2006, p. 13.

⁷ O.J. No. L 36 of 8.2.2006, p. 32.

⁸ O.J. No. L 67 of 5.3.2004, p. 31.

⁹ O.J. No. L 204 of 5.8.2005, p. 22.