European Communities (Ethyl Alcohol) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 30 of 2004).

A person who produces or imports the alcohol of agricultural origin referred to in Article 1 of the Council Regulation shall, no later than the last working day of the first month following the end of each relevant period, furnish the Minister with the information prescribed at Article 3 (c), (d), (e) and (f) of the Commission Regulation and person who produces or imports the alcohol of non-agricultural origin referred to in Article 3(3) of the Council Regulation shall, no later than the last working day of the first month following the end of each relevant period furnish the Minister with the information prescribed at Article 4 (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Commission Regulation. The principal effects of these Regulations are to provide for penalties for breaches of certain provisions of the European Regulations on ethyl alcohol and confer powers of entry on authorised officers.