S.I. No. 690/2005 - European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Russia) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Russia) (Amendment) Regulations 2005.

2. The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Russia) Regulations 2005 (

S.I No. 669 of 2005

) are amended by-

(a) the substitution, for the definition of “Commission Decision” in regulation 2(1), of -

“‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2005/693/EC

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as amended by Commission Decision 2005/740/EC';”,

GIVEN

under my Official Seal,

27

th

October 2005

Mary Coughlan

Minister for Agriculture and Food

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order amends

S.I No 669 of 2005

and gives effect to Commission Decision 2005/740/EC of 20 October 2005 concerning certain protective measures in relation to avian influenza in Russia.

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OJ No L276, 21.10.2005, p68

2

OJ No L263, 8.10.2005, p22

S.I. No. 690 of 2005

European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports from Russia) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

I, Mary Coughlan, Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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 Commission Decision 2005/740/EC

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of 20 October 2005, hereby make the following regulations -