# Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in third countries and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008, Article 1: Subject matter and definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This Regulation lays down the conditions under which information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products and certain food products based on agricultural products implemented within or outside the United Kingdom (‘information provision and promotion measures’), may be fully or partially financed by the relevant authority.
In this Regulation—
(a) ‘constituent nation’ means England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, as the case may be;
(b) ‘relevant authority’ means:
— in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
— in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
— in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
— in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
(c) ‘appropriate authority’ means:
(i) the relevant authority for the constituent nation in which the regulations apply, or
(ii) if consent is given by the relevant authority for the constituent nation in which the regulations apply, the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1144/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1144/article-1
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