Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 28th June, 2011.

I, SIMON COVENEY, 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 full effect to Commission Decision 2010/467/EU of 17 August 2010¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. -These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

2. -The European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No.894 of 2004 ) are amended by substituting for Regulation 2(3)(b)(ii) (inserted by the European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 777 of 2007 )), the following-

" 'the specified organism within the meaning of Commission Decision 2007/365/EC of 25 May 2007 as amended by Commission Decision 2008/776/EC of 6 October 2008 and Commission Decision 2010/467/EU of 17 August 2010',".

3. The European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 221 of 2009 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

15 June 2011.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations provide updated measures to protect against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.

1 O.J. No. L226 of 28.08.2010, p.42