European Communities (Marine Strategy Framework)(Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 265 of 2017). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Fisheries, Sea Keyword Marine pollution Policy/planning Management/conservation Pollution control Marine area Transboundary effects Monitoring Environmental planning Ecosystem preservation Access-to-information Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations provide further for the transposition into Irish Law of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, giving further effect to Directive 2008/56/EC of 17 June 2008 and amend the European Communities 2011 in Regulation 5(6) by substituting “A plan of action referred to in paragraph (5)” for “Subject to paragraph (7), a plan of action referred to in paragraph (5)”, (b) by substituting the following for Regulation 5(7): “(7) Where a plan of action is devised in accordance with paragraphs (5) and (6), the Minister shall, in accordance with Article 5(3) of Directive 2008/56/EC, inform the Commission of the revised timetable, as provided for in that Article and invite the Commission to consider the supportive action referred to in that Article.” Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends European Communities (Marine Strategy Framework) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 249 of 2011). Legislation | Ireland | 2011 Keyword: Marine pollution, Policy/planning, Management/conservation, Pollution control, Marine area, Transboundary effects, Monitoring, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX