PART 4Amendment and revocation of EU decisions
Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1583I124
1
Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1583 specifying, pursuant to Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, EN ISO 17994:2014 as the standard on the equivalence of microbiological methods is amended as follows.
2
In Article 1—
a
the existing text becomes paragraph 1;
b
after paragraph 1 insert—
2
The reference in paragraph 1 to Article 3(9) of Directive 2006/7/EC, is to be read as if any requirements imposed or discretion conferred by that provision on a member State were imposed or conferred on the relevant person.
3
In this Article, “relevant person” means—
a
in relation to England, the Environment Agency;
b
in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
c
in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
d
in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
3
Omit Articles 2 and 3.