S.I. No. 313/2006 - European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products from Romania) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products from Romania) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.

2. The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products from Romania) Regulations 2006 (

S.I No. 71 of 2006

) are amended by -

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

“ ‘Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2005/710/EC

2

as amended by Commission Decision 2006/23/EC

3

of 20 January 2006, Commission Decision 2006/24/EC

4

of 20 January 2006, Commission Decision 2006 2006/321/EC

5

of 28 April 2006 and 2006/396/EC of 2 June 2006’ ”;

GIVEN

under my Official Seal,

16

th

June 2006

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 71 of 2006

and gives effect to Commission Decision 2006/396/EC of 2 June 2006 concerning certain protective measures with regard to highly pathogenic avian influenza poultry in Romania.

Instrument No.

Instrument Title: The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products from Romania) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

1

OJ No. L152, 07.06.2006, p 36

2

OJ No. L269, 14.10.2005, p 42

3

OJ No. L17, 21.01.2006, p 27

4

OJ No L17, 21.01.2006, p30

5

OJ No L118, 03.05.2006, p18

S.I. No.313 of 2006

European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products from Romania) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

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 2006/396/EC

1

of 2 June 2006, hereby make the following regulations:-