S.I. No. 127/2002 - European Communities (Imposing Special Conditions on The Import of Figs, Hazelnuts and Pistachios and Certain Products Derived Thereof Originating in Or Consigned From Turkey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002

Type Statutory Instrument
Publication 2002-04-11
Last updated 2011-12-20
State Repealed superseded text
Text As published
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I, Michael Martin, Minister for Health and Children in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), having regard to Council Directive 93/43/EEC1 of 14 June 1993 on the hygiene of foodstuffs and Commission Regulation 194/972 of 31 January 1997 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs, as last amended by Regulation 1566/19993 setting maximum levels for contaminants in foodstuffs and in particular aflatoxins in foodstuffs and for the purposes of giving full effect to Commission Decision of 4 February 2002 laying down special conditions on the import of figs, hazelnuts and pistachios and certain products derived thereof originating in or consigned from Turkey (2002/80/EC4 ), as amended by Commission Decision of 20 March 2002 (2002/233/EC5 ) hereby order as follows :-

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These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Imposing Special Conditions on the Import of Figs, Hazelnuts and Pistachios and Certain Products Derived Thereof Originating in or Consigned from Turkey) (Amendment Regulations, 2002.

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In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Imposing Special Conditions on the Import of Figs, Hazelnuts and Pistachios and Certain Products Derived Thereof Originating in or Consigned from Turkey) Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No. 79 of 2002 ).

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The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by :

After Regulation 3(3), the insertion of the following new Regulation :

“3(4) By derogation from regulation 3(1) a person may import consignments of products falling within the categories referred to in regulation 3(1) originating in or consigned from Turkey (intended for human consumption or to be used as an ingredient in foodstuffs) which are not accompanied by the results of official sampling and analysis or by a health certificate, and which left Turkey before 11 March 2002, when it can be demonstrated by the operator by sampling and analysis, according to the provisions of Commission Directive 98/53/EC6 ( S.I. No. 401 of 2001 ) that these consignments comply with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC No. 194/97 ( S.I. No. 400 of 2001 ) as regards maximum permitted levels for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin”.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health and Children this 11th day of April, 2002.
Michael Martin, T.D. Minister for Health and Children

Explanatory Note

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

These Regulations give effect to Commission Decision 2002/233/EC of 20 March 2002 amending Commission Decision 2002/80/EC of 4 February 2002 laying down special conditions on the import of figs, hazelnuts and pistachios and certain products derived thereof originating in or consigned from Turkey.

These regulations amend the European Communities (Imposing Special Conditions on the Import of Figs, Hazelnuts and Pistachios and Certain Products Derived Thereof Originating in or Consigned from Turkey) Regulations, 2002 ( S.I. No. 79 of 2002 ) to allow for the importation under certain conditions of certain consignments of figs hazelnuts and pistachios and certain products derived thereof originating in or consigned from Turkey.

Footnotes

1

OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 1

2

OJ L 31, 1.2.1997, p. 48

3

OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 17

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OJ L 34, 5.2.2002, p. 26

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OJ L 78, 21.3.2002, p. 14

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OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 93

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