Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 6th May, 2014.

I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 323/2014 of 28 March 2014¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2014.

2. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 426 of 2011 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of "Commission Regulation 669/2009" the following-

" ‘Commission Regulation 669/2009’ means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 of 24 July 2009² as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 212/2010 of 12 March 2010³ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 91/2013 of 31 January 2013⁴ and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 323/2014 of 28 March 2014;".

3. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 12 of 2014 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 April 2014.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations revise controls on the import of certain food and feed of non-animal origin from specific third countries with regard to pesticide residues.

1 OJ L 95, 29.03.2014, p.12

2 OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11

3 OJ L 65, 13.3.2010, p. 16

4 OJ L 33, 02.02.2013, p.2

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 6th May, 2014.

I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 323/2014 of 28 March 2014¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2014.

2. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 426 of 2011 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of "Commission Regulation 669/2009" the following-

" ‘Commission Regulation 669/2009’ means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 of 24 July 2009² as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 212/2010 of 12 March 2010³ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 91/2013 of 31 January 2013⁴ and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 323/2014 of 28 March 2014;".

3. The European Communities (Official Controls on the Import of Food of Non-Animal Origin for Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 12 of 2014 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 April 2014.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations revise controls on the import of certain food and feed of non-animal origin from specific third countries with regard to pesticide residues.

1 OJ L 95, 29.03.2014, p.12

2 OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11

3 OJ L 65, 13.3.2010, p. 16

4 OJ L 33, 02.02.2013, p.2