Regulation 21 Conversion of quota: generalI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

For the purposes of –

(a)

the provisions of F1Article 67(2) and (5) of the Council Regulation (which concern changes from direct sales to delivery and vice versa); and

(b)

F2Article 81(2) of the Council Regulation (which concerns replacements of purchasers and changes of purchasers by producers),

a producer may apply to convert direct sales quota to wholesale quota or wholesale quota to direct sales quota either temporarily or permanently.

(2)

If a producer wishes to convert quota in any quota year, he shall submit to the Department an application in such form as the Department may reasonably require –

(a)

stating –

(i)

the amount (if any) of that producer’s direct sales quota, wholesale quota, direct sales and deliveries for the quota year in which the application is made;

(ii)

the amount of unused quota which he holds at the time of the application; and

(iii)

the amount which he wishes the Department to convert; and

(b)

including such other information as the Department may reasonably require in order to assess whether the requirements of F3Article 67(2) and (5) of the Council Regulation and Article 7 of the Commission Regulation (which concerns representative fat content) are met.

(3)

The application shall reach the Department –

(a)

in the case of a permanent conversion of quota, not later than 31st December in the quota year in which the conversion is intended to take effect; and

(b)

in the case of a temporary conversion of quota, not later than 14th May in the year following the end of the quota year in which that temporary conversion is intended to take effect.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 21(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2008) by Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/70), reg. 1, Sch. para. 7(a)
F2: Words in reg. 21(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2008) by Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/70), reg. 1, Sch. para. 7(b)
F3: Words in reg. 21(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2008) by Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/70), reg. 1, Sch. para. 7(a)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 21 in operation at 31.3.2005, see reg. 1