Explanatory note

These Regulations provide for the distribution of monies in the United Kingdom for the purposes of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1233/2009 laying down a specific market support measure in the dairy sector (OJ No L 330, 16.12.2009, p. 70) (“the Commission Regulation”). They extend to the United Kingdom.

The Commission Regulation provides for certain monies to be paid to EU Member States as an emergency support measure for the dairy sector. Article 1 of the Commission Regulation provides that Member States shall distribute the monies paid pursuant to the Commission Regulation within their territories on the basis of objective and non discriminatory criteria. These Regulations set out the basis upon which those monies will be distributed to farmers within the UK.

Regulation 2 defines certain terms which are used in the Regulations. Regulation 3 specifies the basis upon which payments will be made to farmers. Regulation 4 sets out the conditions with which a farmer must comply in order to be eligible to receive a payment. Regulation 5 specifies that unauthorised payments are recoverable by the relevant authority, together with interest, as a civil debt.

No impact assessment has been prepared for this instrument, as minimal impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.