Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd March, 2020.

I, Michael Creed, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 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 Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/990 of 17 June 2019¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

2. The European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 306 of 2001 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) for the definition of “Directive” (as amended by the European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 275 of 2017 )) the following:

“‘Directive’ means Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002² , Council Directive 2003/61/EC of 18 June 2003³ , Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003⁴ , Council Directive 2004/117/EC of 22 December 2004⁵ , Commission Directive 2016/124/EC of 5 December 2006⁶ , Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 2009⁷ , Commission Implementing Directive 2013/45/EU of 7 August 2013⁸ , Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 2016⁹ and Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/990 of 17 June 2019.”;

3. The European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 275 of 2017 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

26 February, 2020.

MICHAEL CREED,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

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 Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/990 as they apply to Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seeds by updating the listing of scientific names of species contained in Annex I and Annex II.

1 OJ L 160, 18.06.2019 P. 14

2 OJ L 193, 20.07.2002, P.33

3 OJ L 165, 03.07.2003, P. 23

4 OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, P.1

5 OJ L14, 18.01.2005, P. 18

6 OJ L 339, 06.12.2006, P.12

7 OJ L 166, 27.06.2009, P.40

8 OJ L 213, 08.08.2013, P.20

9 OJ L 60, 05.03.2016, P72