Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 29th March, 2011.

I, JAMES REILLY, Minister for Health and Children, 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 2011/3/EU of 17 January 2011¹ , hereby make the following regulations-

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

(2) The Principal Regulations, the Regulations of 2001, the Regulations of 2002, the Regulations of 2005, the Regulations of 2007, the Regulations of 2008, the Regulations of 2009, the Regulations of 2010 and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2000 to 2011.

2. In these Regulations-

"Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 437 of 2000 );

"Regulations of 2001" means the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 342 of 2001 );

"Regulations of 2002" means the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 344 of 2002 ) and the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 380 of 2002 );

"Regulations of 2005" means the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 61 of 2005 ), the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 192 of 2005 ) and the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 193 of 2005 );

"Regulations of 2007" means the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 171 of 2007 );

"Regulations of 2008" means the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 34 of 2008 ), the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 59 of 2008 ) and the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 369 of 2008 );

"Regulations of 2009" means the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 126 of 2009 ) and

"Regulations of 2010" means the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 522 of 2010 ) and the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 534 of 2010 ).

3. Regulation 2(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended-

(a) in the definition of "the Directives", by substituting-

"Commission Directive 2008/128/EC^8A of 22 December 2008 (as amended by Commission Directive 2011/3/EU^8B of 17 January 2011)"

for

"Commission Directive 2008/128/EC^8A of 22 December 2008"

and by the addition of the following footnote-

"^8B OJ No. L. 13, 18.1.2011, p.59.",

(b) by substituting for the definition of "Directive 2008/128/EC" the following-

"'Directive 2008/128/EC' means Commission Directive 2008/128/EC8A of 22 December 2008 laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs, as amended by Commission Directive 2011/3/EU8B of 17 January 2011;",

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

28 March 2011.

JAMES REILLY,

Minister for Health and Children.

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 Directive 2011/3/EU of 17 January 2011 laying down specific purity criteria on colours for use in foodstuffs.

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 437 of 2000 ) in the manner specified in these Regulations.

These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

1 OJ No. L. 13, 18.1.2011, p.59