Vol. 505 No. 1
173 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children the proposed statutory instruments being prepared in, or under the auspices of, his Department; the proposed effect of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13261/99]
Statutory instruments being prepared under the auspices of my Department are:
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Title of Statutory Instrument |
Effect |
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European Communities (Food Additives Other Than Colours and Sweeteners) Regulations, 1999 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Council Directive 96/85/EC of 19 December 1996 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners |
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European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1999 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Directive 96/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 amending Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs |
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European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Commission Directive 98/28/EC of 29 April 1998 granting a derogation from certain provisions of Directive 93/43/EEC on the hygiene of foodstuffs as regards the transport by sea of bulk raw sugar |
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European Communities (Extraction Solvents in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1999 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Directive 97/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1997 amending for the third time Directive 88/344/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients |
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European Communities (Processed Cereal-Based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Commission Directive 98/36/EC of 2 June 1998 amending Directive 96/5/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children |
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European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1999 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Commission Directive 98/66/EC of 4 September 1998 amending Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs |
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European Communities (Purity criteria on Food Additives Other Than Colours and Sweeteners) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Commission Directive 98/86/EC of 11 November 1998 amending Commission Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners |
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European Communities (Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes) Regulations, 2000 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Commission Directive 1999/21/EC of 25 March 1999 on dietary foods for special medical purposes |
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European Communities (Food Additives Other Than Colours and Sweeteners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Directive 98/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 October 1998 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners |
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Title of Statutory Instrument |
Effect |
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European Communities (Foods and Food Ingredients Treated With Ionising Radiation) Regulations, 2000 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the member states concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation |
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European Communities (Foods and Food Ingredients Treated With Ionising Radiation) Regulations, 2000 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation |
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European Communities (Sampling Methods and Methods of Analysis for the Official Control of the Levels for Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2000 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Commission Directive 98/53/EC of July 16 1998 laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs |
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European Communities (Health Protection of Individuals Against the Dangers of Ionising Radiation in Relation to Medical Exposure) Regulations, 2000 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Council Directive 97/43/EURATOM Health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionising radiation in relation to medical exposure |
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European Communities (Protection of Animals Used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes) Regulations, 1999 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Council Directive 86/609/EC regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes |
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European Communities (Radiological and Nuclear Medicine Installations) Regulations, 1999 |
Harmonisation of the laws of the member states i.e. Internal Market by giving effect to Council Directive 97/43/EURATOM Health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionising radiation in relation to medical exposure |
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Amendment to the Blood Transfusion Service Board (Establishment) Order, 1965. |
To establish on a statutory basis a national haemovigilance function within the BTSB. The proposed amendment will underpin the importance of this function, the development of which is recommended in the Finlay Report. |
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Health (Community Pharmacy Contractor Agreement) Regulations, 1999. |
To revoke the Health (Community Pharmacy Contractor Agreement) Regulations, 1996 and will specify the criteria and procedures to be followed by chief executive officers of Health Boards when determining the issue of community pharmacy contractor agreements for the provision of community pharmacy services unde the Health Act, 1970. |
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Untitled |
Statutory Instrument being prepared to transpose EU Directive 98/70 into Irish law. The purpose of the statutory instrument is to regulate the placing on the Irish market and putting into service of in vitro diagnostic medical devices. |
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Medicinal Products (Sale of Paracetamol) Regulations |
The purpose of these regulations is to restrict the sale of medicinal products containing paracetamol in line with recommendations made by the Irish Medicines Board. |
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Medicinal Products (Labelling and Package Leaflet) (Amendment) Regulations |
The purpose is to give powers of enforcement under the principal regulations to the Irish Medicines Board. |
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Medicines Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) (Amendment) Regulations |
The purpose being to update the schedules to the principal regulations setting those medicinal products subject to prescription control. |
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Medicinal Products (Amendment) Regulations |
The purpose of these regulations is to substitute the term “medicinal product” for the term “medicinal preparation” in the number of existing statutory instruments relating to the licensing and control of medicinal products in line with current accepted terminology. |
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European Communities (Cosmetics Products) (Amendment) Regulations |
The purpose is to give effect to 23rd Commission Directive 98/62/EC of 3 September 19998 adapting to technical progress Annexes II, III, IV, and VII to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of laws of the member states relating to cosmetic products. |
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Untitled |
The purpose will be to add a number of potentially misusable substances to the Schedules covered by the Misuse of Drugs Acts, 1977 and 1984. The effect of the Regulations will be to make it an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to possess these substances without an appropriate licence or authority. |
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Title of Statutory Instrument |
Effect |
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Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees and Allowances) Regulations |
The purpose is to effect an increase in fees paid to Registrars of Births Deaths and Marriages, Superintendent Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Registrars of Marriages. The fees in question include fees for the registration of events, fees for certified copies of entries, fees for marriage before the registrar and fees for searches in the General Register Office. |
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Untitled |
To transfer the functions of the Tallaght Hospital Board to the Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin incorporating the National Children's Hospital |
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St. Luke's and St. Anne's Hospital Board (Revocation) Order |
To revoke the existing St. Luke's and St. Anne's Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1988 |
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St. Luke's Hospital Board (Establishment) Order |
To set up new Establishment Order following the revocation of the previous St. Luke's and St. Anne's Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1988 as a consequence of a development programme. |
