Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 3rd June, 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 Directive 2014/19/EU of 6 February 2014¹ and Commission Implementing Decision 2014/62/EU of 6 February 2014² , 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 2014.

2. The European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 894 of 2004 ) are amended in Regulation 2 (1) by substituting for the definition of "Council Directive" (inserted by the European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 514 of 2010 )), the following-

"‘Council Directive’ means Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000³ as amended by Commission Directive 2001/33/EC of 8 May 2001, Commission Directive 2002/28/EC of 19 March 2002, Commission Directive 2002/36/EC of 29 April 2002, Council Directive 2002/89/EC of 28 November 2002, Commission Directive 2003/22/EC of 24 March 2003, Commission Directive 2003/47/EC of 4 June 2003, Commission Directive 2003/116/EC of 4 December 2003, Commission Directive 2004/31/EC of 17 March 2004, Commission Directive 2004/70/EC of 28 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/102/EC of 5 October 2004, Commission Directive 2004/103/EC of 7 October 2004, Commission Directive 2004/105/EC of 15 October 2004, Commission Directive 2005/77/EC of 11 November 2005, Commission Directive 2006/35/EC of 24 March 2006, Commission Directive 2006/14/EC of 6 February 2006, Commission Directive 2005/16/EC of 2 March 2005, Commission Directive 2007/41/EC of 28 June 2007, Commission Directive 2008/61/EC of 17 June 2008, Commission Directive 2008/64/EC of 27 June 2008, Commission Directive 2008/109/EC of 28 November 2008, Commission Directive 2009/7/EC of 10 February 2009, Commission Directive 2009/118/EC of 9 September 2009, Council Directive 2009/143/EC of 26 November 2009, Commission Directive 2010/1/EU of 8 January 2010, and Commission Implementing Directive 2014/19/EU of 6 February 2014;".

3. The following are revoked-

(a) The European Communities (Phytosanitary Measures) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 202 of 2007 );

(b) The European Communities (Phytosanitary Measures) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 298 of 2012 );

(c) The European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010.

Given under my Official Seal,

28 May 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 amend Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 as regards the removal from Annex I to that Directive of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte as a harmful organism.

1 O.J. No. L38, 07.02.2014, p.30

2 O.J. No. L38, 07.02.2014, p.45

3 O.J. No. L169, 10.07.2000, p.1