# The Free-Range Poultrymeat Marketing Standards (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend, in relation to Wales, Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultrymeat (EUR 2008/543).
Regulation 2 amends Annex 5 to Commission Regulation (EC) 543/2008 to remove the current maximum time period that poultry reared in accordance with free range production methods can have its access to open-air runs restricted (by measures put in place to protect public and animal health) whilst its meat may continue to be marketed, in Wales, as free-range.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and is published on www.gov.wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/1122/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/free-range-poultrymeat-marketing-standards-amendment-wales-regulations-2025/note
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