S.I. No. 257/1993 - European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1993.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1993, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1993.

(2) The European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978 to 1991, and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978 to 1993.

2. Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978 (

S.I. No. 12 of 1978

), is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of "the directive" (inserted by the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1991 (

S.I. No. 282 of 1991

)), of the following definition

" 'the Directive' means Commission Directive No. 77/535/EEC of 22 June, 1977

(2)

, as amended by—

(2)

O.J. No. L213/1, 22.8.1977.

(

a

) Commission Directive No. 79/138/EEC of 14 December, 1978

(3)

,

(3)

O.J. No. L39/3, 14.2.1979.

(

b

) Commission Directive No. 87/566/EEC of 24 November, 1987

(4)

,

(4)

O.J. No. L342/32, 4.12.1987.

(

c

) Commission Directive 89/519/EEC of 1 August, 1989

(5)

and

(5)

O.J. No. L265/30, 12.9.1989.

(

d

) Commission Directive 93/1/EEC of 21 January, 1993.".

5. References in the European Communities (Marketing of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978 (

S.I. No. 13 of 1978

), to the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978, shall be construed as references to the European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations, 1978 to 1993.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6th day of September, 1993.

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Regulations lay down official methods of analysis for fertilisers containing the trace elements, boron, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum and zinc.

S.I. No. 257 of 1993.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF FERTILISERS) REGULATIONS, 1993.

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, 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 Council Directive No. 93/1/EEC of 21 January, 1993

(1)

, hereby make the following Regulations

(1)

O.J. No. L113/17, 7.5.1993.