Introductory text

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1 as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act, in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community^f2, and to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health^f3.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development that it is expedient for the reference to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market^f4, to be construed as a reference to that Directive as amended from time to time.