John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)

The definition of "transfer by electronic means", by reference to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2000, has been deleted because it was considered that this is a term commonly in use that does not require a specific definition. Given the fast pace of technological developments, it was also believed that to restrict the scope of the definition to what is understood currently to comprise electronic transmission might exclude new methods that may emerge during the lifetime of this legislation.