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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-free-range-poultrymeat-marketing-standards-amendment-england-regulations-2025/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2025/9780348273427",
  "legislation_title": "The Free-Range Poultrymeat Marketing Standards (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-free-range-poultrymeat-marketing-standards-amendment-england-regulations-2025",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations make an amendment to the legislation relating to the marketing of poultrymeat as free-range in the event of measures being adopted which restrict continuous daytime access of poultry to open-air runs in order to protect public and animal health.\nRegulation 2 amends Annex 5 to Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 of 16 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for poultrymeat marketed in England. The amendment removes the maximum limit on the length of time that poultry can have their access to open-air runs restricted and still have their meat marketed as free-range in England.\nA full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private,voluntary or public sector is foreseen. A de-minimis assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the cost of business has been prepared and is available from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348273427/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:38:53.459793+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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