Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th June, 2020.

I, Michael Creed, 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 (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

2. The European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 280 of 2003 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of “EC Directive” (as amended by the European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 678 of 2016 )) the following:

“‘Directive’ means Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002² (as amended by Council Directive 2002/68/EC of 19 July 2002³ , Commission Directive 2003/45/EC of 28 May 2003⁴ , Council Directive 2003/61/EC of 18 June 2003⁵ , Council Directive 2004/117/EC of 22 December 2004⁶ , Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 2009⁷ , Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/11 of 5 January 2016⁸ , Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 2016⁹ subject to Commission Regulation (EC) No 217/2006¹⁰ of 8 February 2006 as it relates to oil and fibre plants and Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 of 11 February 2020;”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

29 May, 2020.

MICHAEL CREED,

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 give effect to the provisions of Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2020/177 by amending the Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/57/EC as they relate to inspections for Union regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs) and measures intended to prevent their presence on seeds of oil and fibre plants for planting.

1 O.J. L41, 13.02.2020, P.1

2 O.J. L193, 20.07.2002, P.74

3 O.J. L 195, 24.07.2002, P. 32

4 O.J. L 138, 05.06.2003, P.40

5 O.J. L 165, 03.07.2003, P. 3

6 O.J. L 14, 18.01.2005, P.18

7 O.J. L166, 27.06.2009, P.40

8 O.J. L3, 06.01.2016, P. 48

9 O.J. L60, 05.03.2016, P.72

10 O.J. L38, 09.02.2006. P. 17