These Regulations make miscellaneous changes to the European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 (the “2004 Regulations”). In part these changes are made to transpose Council Directive 2013/1/EU of 20th December 2012, which makes amendments to Council Directive 93/109/EC of 6th December 1993 (laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals).