S.I. No. 581 of 2007

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE) (RESTRICTION ON IMPORTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

�Iris Oifigi�il� of 17th August, 2007.

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 effect to Commission Decision No. 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 ¹ , hereby make the following Regulations-

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Foot and Mouth Disease) (Restriction on imports from the United Kingdom) (Amendment) Regulations 2007.

2. The European Communities (Foot and Mouth Disease) (Restriction on imports from the United Kingdom) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 578 No. of 2007) are amended-

(a) in Regulation 2(1), by the substitution for the definition of �Commission Decision�, of-

� �Commission Decision� means Commission Decision No. 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007; �,

(b) by the substitution, for Regulation 10(1)(h) and (i), of-

�(h) in the case of game trophies, the game trophy complies with Article 8(2)(h),

(i) in the case of packed products for use as in vitro or laboratory re-agents, the packed product complies with Article 8(2)(i), and

(j) in the case of medicinal products, veterinary medicinal products and investigational medicinal products, the product complies with Article 8(2)(j),�, and

(c) by the substitution for Regulation 10(1)(iv) and (v), of-

�(iv) in the case of a composite product or pet food produced in an establishment referred to in Article 8(6) of the Commission Decision, is accompanied by a commercial document that complies with that provision, or

(v) in the case of a packed product for use as in vitro or laboratory reagent, medicinal product, veterinary medicinal product or investigational medicinal product is accompanied by a commercial document that complies with Article 8(7) of the Commission Decision.�.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

10 August 2007

MARY COUGHLAN.

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations give effect to Commission Decision No. 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom.

1 O.J. No. L210 of 10.8.2007, p.36.