S.I. No. 583/2006 - European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products from Romania) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2006

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products from Romania) (Amendment) (No. 3) 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 the substitution, for the definition of “Commission Decision” in Regulation 2(1), of—

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

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as amended by Commission Decision 2006/23/EC of 20 January 2006

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

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, Commission Decision 2006/321/EC of 28 April 2006

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, Commission Decision 2006/396/EC of 2 June 2006

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, Commission Decision 2006/405/EC of 7 June 2006

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, Commission Decision 2006/435/EC of 23 June 2006

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and Commission Decision 2006/689/EC of 3 October 2006;”.

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

S.I. No. 313 of 2006

) and The European Communities (Avian Influenza) (Control on Imports of Avian Products from Romania) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (

S.I. No. 379 of 2006

) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

14 November 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 2006/689/EC of 3 October 2006 concerning certain protective measures with regard to highly pathogenic avian influenza poultry in Romania.

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OJ No. L283, 14.10.2006, p 44

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OJ No. L269, 14.10.2005, p 42

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OJ No. L17, 21.01.2006, p 27

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OJ No. L17, 21.01.2006, p 30

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OJ No. L118, 03.05.2006, p 18

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OJ No. L152, 07.06.2006, p 36

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OJ No. L158, 10.06.2006, p 14

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OJ No. L173, 27.06.2006, p 31

S.I. No. 583 of 2006

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AVIAN INFLUENZA)(CONTROL ON IMPORTS OF AVIAN PRODUCTS FROM ROMANIA) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) 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 2006/689/EC of 3 October 2006

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, hereby make the following regulations—