European Communities (Cooperation between National Authorities Responsible for the Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

• Published date: 07 December 2012
• Statutory Instrument No.: 485/2012

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 7th December, 2012.

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 20041 as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 20092 and Regulation (EU) No 954/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 20113 hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Cooperation between National Authorities Responsible for the Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

2. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” mean the European Communities (Cooperation between National Authorities Responsible for the Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 290 of 2006 ) as amended by European Communities (Cooperation between National Authorities Responsible for the Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 316 of 2008 ).

3. The Principal Regulations are amended:

(a) in Regulation 2(1) by—

(i) substituting the following definition for the definition of “Council Regulation”:

“ “Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004 of 27 October 20041 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws as amended by Directive No. 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 20054 , Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 20092 and Regulation (EU) No 954/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 20113;”, and

(ii) deleting the definition of “office of Director of Consumer Affairs”;

(b) in Regulation 3 by substituting “National Consumer Agency” for “office of Director of Consumer Affairs”;

(c) in the Schedule by—

(i) substituting “National Consumer Agency” for “office of Director of Consumer Affairs” in each place where it occurs,

(ii) substituting the following entry for the entry at Reference Number 1:

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1. Directive 2006/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 20065 concerning misleading and comparative advertising: Article 1, Article 2(c) and Articles 4 to 8 European Communities (Misleading and Comparative Marketing Communications) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 774 of 2007 ) National Consumer Agency

”,

(iii) substituting the following entries for the entries at Reference Numbers 3 and 4:

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3. Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 20086 on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC ...