Introductory text

Food

Made 30th June 2011

Coming into operation 1st August 2011

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is designated^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Department that it is expedient for any reference to the following Regulations to be construed as a reference to those Regulations as amended from time to time—

(a)

Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007^f3 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation);

(b)

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008^f4 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs; and

(c)

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 617/2008^f5 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks.

There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the following Regulations as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f6 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.

Accordingly, the Department makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A^f7 of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2000/2812 to which there are amendments not relevant to the subject matter of these Regulations
f2: 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)
f3: O.J. No. L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1, last amended by Regulation (EU) No. 1234/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 346, 30.12.2010, p. 11)
f4: O.J. No. L 163, 24.6.2008, p. 6, last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 557/2010 (O.J. No. L 159, 25.6.2010, p. 13)
f5: O.J. No. L 168, 28.6.2008, p. 5, last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 557/2010 (O.J. No. L 159, 25.6.2010, p. 13)
f6: O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 (O.J. No. L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 14)
f7: Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)