Iris Oifigiúil Journal No. 9, 2026-01-30

• Published date: 30 January 2026

Number 9

149

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IRISH STANDARDS

All European Standards (ENs) developed by the European Committee

for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for

Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) are adopted by NSAI as

Irish Standards as they are published and are available from the NSAI

website: www.standards.ie

All ENs published by European Telecommunications Standards

Institute (ETSI) are adopted by NSAI as Irish Standards and are

available from the ETSI website: www.etsi.org

Copies of Irish Standards may be purchased from: www.standards.ie or

contacting:

NATIONAL STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF IRELAND,

Irish Standard Sales,

1 Swift Square,

Northwood,

Santry,

D09 A0E4.

Tel: (01) 8576730

(01) 8576731

IRISH STANDARD REVOCATIONS

Irish Standards based on adopted European Standards (ENs) published

between 1961 and 1998 under the Industr ial Research and Standards

Act 1961, the Science and Technology Act 1978 and the National

Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 remain current until revised by

European Organizations responsible for them.

These standards (where they have been revised) are hereby revoked and

details of their replacement standards are available on the NSAI website

(www.nsai.ie).

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S.I. No. 17 of 2026.

IMMIGRATION ACT 2004 (VISAS) (AMENDMENT) ORDER

2026

Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and

Migration has made the Order above under section 17 of the

Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice

(Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2025

(S.I. No . 242 o f 2025) and the Ju stice, Home Affairs and Migration

(Delegation of Ministerial Functions)(No.2) Order 2025 (S.I . No. 253

of 2025)).

This Order amends the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014. The

Order Introduce a visa waiver for diplomatic passport h olders of

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Republic of North

Macedonia, and Serbia and for holders of an official passport, a service

passport or public affairs passport who arrive in the State in the

company of a Minister of the Government of Albania, Bosnia-

Herzegovina, Kosovo, Republic of North Macedonia, and Serbia where

that Minister is on an official visit to the State representin g his or her

Government.

The Order will come into operation on 16 February 2026.

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €1.50

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Friday, 30th January, 2026