Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 24th December, 2010.

I, BRENDAN SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries 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 2009/106/EC of 14 August 2009¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Marketing of Fruit Juices and Certain Similar Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.

2. The European Communities (Marketing of Fruit Juices and Certain Similar Products) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 240 of 2003 ) are amended in Regulation 2 by the substitution of the definition of "Directive", of-

" 'Directive' means Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001² as amended by Commission Directive 2009/106/EC of 14 August 2009;".

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

15 December 2010.

BRENDAN SMITH,

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

The purpose of these Regulations is to give legal effect to Council Directive 2009/106/EC, which establishes quality factors and aligns standards for the composition and labelling of fruit juices and certain similar products within the European Union, taking into account developments in relevant international standards.

1 O.J. L212 15.08.2009, P.42

2 O.J. L10, 12.1.2002 P.58