Legislation

24th April 2023

RI 2023/188

RI 2023/188. Sea Pollution (Ballast Water Management Convention) Regulations 2023. Regulation published 19th April. These Regulations apply to Irish and other designated ships and any other ship which enters a RoI a port, harbour or repair yard in the State.  The Regulations cover the design and construction of ballast water management systems and the management and control of such systems. The Regulations also cover ship’s sediment management systems and reception facilities for such sediments.

24th April 2023

RI 2023/186

RI 2023/186. Environmental Protection Agency (Designated Development) (Industrial Emissions) (Licensing) Regulations 2023.  Regulation published 18th April.   These Regulations apply to applications made to The Environmental Protection Agency, as defined by The Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Act 2022. They require The Agency to carry out an assessment to ensure that the objectives of the EIA Directive are met.  They provide an indicative list of the principal polluting substances to be considered by the Agency for the fixing of emission limit values

19th April 2023

EU 2023/826

EU 2023/826. Commission Regulation for ecodesign requirements for off mode, standby mode, and networked standby energy consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment. Regulation published 17th April.