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Agriculture

Made 22nd March 2022

Laid before Parliament 23rd March 2022

Coming into force 20th April 2022

The Secretary of Statef1 makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 22(3) and 38b(8) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic productsf2.

The Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations for the purposes of Article 38a(3) of that Regulation.

In accordance with Article 38b(9) of that Regulation, the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies or persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

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f1

See the definition of “appropriate authority” in EUR 2007/834, Article 38a(3).

f2

EUR 2007/834, amended by S.I. 2019/693, 831 (itself amended by S.I. 2020/1453). There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.