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S.I. No. 105/2011 - European Communities (Plastics and other materials) (Contact with Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 11th March, 2011.

I, BRENDAN SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries 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 Council Directive No. 2011/8/EU of 28 January 20111 , hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Plastics and other materials) (Contact with Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and cease to have effect on 1 May 2011.

2. The European Communities (Plastics and other materials) (Contact with food) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 587 of 2007 ) are amended in Regulation 2(1) by the substitution for the definition of "Plastics Directive" (inserted by the European Communities (Plastics and other materials) (Contact with food) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 301 of 2010 )), of-

" 'Plastics Directive' means Council Directive No. 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 as amended by Commission Directive No. 2004/1/EC of 6 January 2004, Commission Directive No. 2004/19/EC of 1 March 2004, Commission Directive No. 2005/79/EC of 18 November 2005, Commission Directive No. 2007/19/EC of 30 March 2007, Commission Directive No. 2008/39/EC of 6 March 2008 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 975/2009 of 19 October 2009, Commission Decision No. 2010/169/EU of 19 March 2010 and, insofar as it restricts the manufacture of polycarbonate infant feeding bottles, Commission Directive No. 2011/8/EU of 28 January 2011;".

3. The European Communities (Plastics and other materials) (Contact with food) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 301 of 2010 ) are revoked.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

7 March 2011.

BRENDAN SMITH,

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

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

The Regulation gives effect to Council Directive No. 2011/8/EU insofar as it restricts the manufacture of polycarbonate infant feeding bottles.

1 O.J. L 26 of 29.1.2011, 11.

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