(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which apply to Wales, implement Commission Decision 99/842/EC amending Decision 96/301/EC which authorises Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards Egypt (OJ No. L326, 18.12.99, p.68) by amending the definition of “the Decision” in the Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 Regulations”) (regulation 2(2)). Decision 99/842/EC makes minor modifications to the requirements applying to potatoes imported into Member States from Egypt.
These Regulations also:
vest the functions of “the Minister” in the 1998 Regulations in the National Assembly for Wales, in so far as such functions are exercisable in relation to Wales (regulation 2(2)(b)); and
substitute the references to “Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith” in the 1998 Regulations with the term “Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.” (regulation 2(3)).