LegalizeThe Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
Made: 19th November 2024
Coming into force: 20th November 2024
In accordance with section 9(4) of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008
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- (1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs[^f00003] is amended as follows.
- (2) In Annex 2 (minimum requirements for systems of production for the various egg farming methods), in paragraph 1, in the second sub-paragraph, in point (a)—
- (a) for “retained direct EU legislation” substitute “assimilated law”,
- (b) before “restricted” in the first place it occurs insert “temporarily”,
- (c) omit “, provided” to “restricted” in the third place it occurs.
Signed
JIM FAIRLIE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 19th November 2024
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations amend Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008 (“EUR 2008/589”) which lays down detailed rules as regards marketing standards for eggs.
Regulation 2 amends EUR 2008/589, paragraph 1, second sub-paragraph in point (a) of Annex 2 (minimum requirements for systems of production for the various egg farming methods). The amendment removes the 16 week limit on the length of time packs of Class A eggs can continue to be marked as “free-range” where the laying hens’ daytime access to open-air runs is restricted. It provides that eggs can be marked as “free-range” notwithstanding any temporary restriction imposed on the basis of assimilated law to protect public or animal health.
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2020 asp 17.
[^f00002]: EUR 2002/178, relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/641 and 2020/1504.
[^f00003]: EUR 2008/589, relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/1422.
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