# The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This Order amends the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No.82) (“the principal Order”).
Article 3 removes the provisions in the principal Order in relation to the organism Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte so as to implement—
(a) Commission implementing Directive 2014/19/EU amending Annex I to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ No L 38, 7.2.2014, p.30); and
(b) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/62/EU repealing Decision 2003/766/EC on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Community of Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte (OJ No L 38, 7.2.2014, p.45).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/172/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2014/note
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