The Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce Regulations 2009

EU marketing rules offences

PART 7 — Review

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• (1) Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must—

• (a) carry out a review of these Regulations,

• (b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and

• (c) publish the report.

• (2) The report must in particular—

• (a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by these Regulations,

• (b) assess the extent to which the objectives have been achieved, and

• (c) assess whether the objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved in a less burdensome way.

• (3) The first review period is the period of five years beginning on 1st December 2011.

• (4) Each subsequent review period is a period of five years beginning with the date on which the report of the preceding review was published.

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Transitional provisions: withdrawal from the EU

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• (1) Regulation 4 does not apply in relation to a failure to comply with Article 7 of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011 if the matter constituting the alleged contravention—

• (a) relates to a product that was placed on the market before 1 January 2024, and

• (b) would not have constituted a contravention of that Regulation as it applied immediately before IP completion day.

• (2) An authorised officer must not exercise the powers under regulation 11(1) in relation to a failure to comply with Article 7 of Commission Implementing Regulation 543/2011 if the matter constituting the alleged contravention—

• (a) relates to a product that was placed on the market before 1 January 2024, and

• (b) would not have constituted a contravention of that Regulation as it applied immediately before IP completion day.