European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
AI-assisted research summary: These Regulations update defined references, start on 18 February 2026, and revoke the 2023 amendment regulations.
S.I. No. 47/2026 - European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Download PDF Ãoslódáil PDF Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 17 th February, 2026. I, JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL, Minister for Health, 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 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 2026 hereby make the following regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. (2) The Principal Regulations, the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 244 of 2021 ), the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 638 of 2021 ), the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 328 of 2022 ), the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 ( S.I. No. 51 of 2024 ), the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2024 ( S.I. No. 549 of 2024 ), the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 ( S.I. No. 38 of 2025 ), the Regulations of 2025 and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 to 2026. (3) These Regulations come into operation on 18 February 2026. 2. In these Regulations— “Principal Regulations” means the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 575 of 2020 “Regulations of 2025” means the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 ( S.I. No. 409 of 2025 ). 3. Regulation 2(1) (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 2025) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the definition of— (a) “Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793” the following: “‘Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Annex I to EU Regulation 2019/1793 as inserted by Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 2026 (b) “Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793” the following: “‘Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Annex II to EU Regulation 2019/1793 as inserted by Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 2026 ;”, and (c) “EU Regulation 2019/1793” the following: “‘EU Regulation 2019/1793’ means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/625 of 6 May 2020 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/608 of 14 April 2021 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1900 of 27 October 2021 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/913 of 30 May 2022 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/286 of 16 January 2024 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3153 of 18 December 2024 , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1441 of 18 July 2025 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 2026 4. The European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 ( S.I. No. 50 of 2023 ) are revoked. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 11 February, 2026. JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL, Minister for Health. EXPLANATORY NOTE This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation. These Regulations give further effect to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council. These Regulations amend the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 575 of 2020 ) in the manner specified in these Regulations. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Official Controls in relation to Food Legislation) (Imports of Food of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into operation on 18 February 2026. 1 OJ L, 2026/194, 29.1.2026. 1 OJ L, 2026/194, 29.1.2026. 1 OJ L, 2026/194, 29.1.2026. 2 OJ No. L 277, 29.10.2019, p. 89. 3 OJ No. L 144, 7.5.2020, p. 13. 4 OJ No. L 129, 15.4.2021, p. 119. 5 OJ No. L 387, 3.11.2021, p. 78. 6 OJ No. L 158, 13.6.2022, p. 1. 7 OJ L, 2024/286, 17.1.2024. 8 OJ L, 2024/3153, 19.12.2024. 9 OJ L, 2025/1441, 23.7.2025. 1 OJ L, 2026/194, 29.1.2026.