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S.I. No. 283/2026 - European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2026

Type Statutory Instrument

Publication 2026-06-23

State In force

Text As published

Source Irish Statute Book

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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 23rd June, 2026.

I, JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL, Minister for Health, 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 full effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1206 of 9 June 2026¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 30^th day of June 2026.

Definition

2.

In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 575 of 2020 ).

Amendment of Regulation 2(1) of Principal Regulations

3.

Regulation 2(1) (amended by Regulation 3 of the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 ( S.I. No. 109 of 2026 )) of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793”:

“ ‘Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019² as amended by Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1206 of 9 June 2026¹ ;”,

(b) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793”:

“ ‘Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019² as amended by Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1206 of 9 June 2026¹ ;”, and

“ ‘EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019² as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/625 of 6 May 2020³ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/608 of 14 April 2021⁴ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1900 of 27 October 2021⁵ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/913 of 30 May 2022⁶ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/286 of 16 January 2024⁷ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3153 of 18 December 2024⁸ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1441 of 18 July 2025⁹ , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/459 of 24 February 2026¹⁰ and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1206 of 9 June 2026¹ ;”.

Revocation

4.

The European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 ( S.I. No. 47 of 2026 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

18 June, 2026.

JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations give full effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1206 of 9 June 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 as regards the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the European Union of certain goods from certain third countries.

These Regulations amend the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 575 of 2020 ) in the manner specified in these Regulations.

Footnotes

OJ L, 2026/1206, 10.06.2026.

OJ No. L 277, 29.10.2019, p. 89.

OJ No. L 144, 07.05.2020, p. 13.

OJ No. L 129, 15.04.2021, p. 119.

OJ No. L 387, 03.11.2021, p. 78.

OJ No. L 158, 13.06.2022, p. 1.

OJ L, 2024/286, 17.01.2024.

OJ L, 2024/3153, 19.12.2024.

OJ L, 2025/1441, 23.07.2025.

OJ L, 2026/459, 25.02.2026.

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