Statutory Instruments.

S.I. No. 694 of 2003 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2003

PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE

DUBLIN

S.I. No. 694 of 2003

European Communities (Undesirable Substances in Feedingstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

I, Joe Walsh, 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 ), for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive No. 2003/100/EC of 31 October 2003¹ , hereby make the following regulations-

1.       (1)    These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Undesirable Substances in Feedingstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

(2)    The Principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Undesirable Substances in Feedingstuffs) Regulations 2003

2.       In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Undesirable Substances in Feedingstuffs) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 317 of 2003 ).

3.       Regulation 2 (1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting the definition of “Directive” for the following

“‘Directive’ means Directive No. 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 as amended by Commission Directive No. 2003/57/EC of 17 June 2003 and Commission Directive No. 2003/100/EC of 31 October 2003;”.

4.       The European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 40 of 1992 ) is revoked.

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 Directive 2003/100/EC of the 31 October 2003 which amends the maximum permitted levels for certain undesirable substances in feedingstuffs.

Published by the Stationary Office, Dublin

¹ O.J. No. L 285, 1.11.2003, p.33.