March 11, 2021 8:39 am
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on to intervene and ensure the withdrawal of a European Council of Ministers proposal on the management of peat-based soils.
The calls for the minister to act are being made by Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) this week.
The council’s proposal which is covered under eligible hectare in GAEC (Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition) 2 will “create a situation that agricultural activity on these peat-soils is no longer allowed as farmers are required to carry out actions that will make farming activity impossible”, INHFA president Colm O’Donnell warned.
Changes to the Habitats Regulations 2017
The main points and processes of the 2019 Regulations, which amend the Habitats Regulations 2017 that transpose the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives, to make them operable from 1 January 2021.
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This document explains the:
changes made to the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 to make them operable from 1 January 2021
functions transferred to ministers from the European Commission.
The 2017 Regulations are one of the pieces of domestic law that transposed the land and marine aspects of the Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) and certain elements of the Wild Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) (known as the Nature Directives). The changes are made by the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.