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Organic Farming (Conversion of Animal Housing) (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2005
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This Scheme amends the Organic Farming (Conversion of Animal Housing) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2003 (“the principal Scheme”) by –
(a)updating references to Community and United Kingdom legislation (Article 4(a) and (b));
(b)replacing the references to the standards set out in the United Kingdom Register of Organic Food Standards (UKROFS) with references to the standards set out in the Compendium of UK Organic Standards, May 2004 Edition, published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Article 4(c) and (d) and 5); and
(c)providing that the closing date for claims for grant to be received by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development under the principal Scheme shall be 31st March 2006 instead of 31st March 2005 (Article 6);
A transitional provision has been included for applications approved by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development before the coming into operation of this Scheme (Article 7).
The Compendium of UK Organic Standards is published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and a copy may be inspected during normal office hours at the Offices of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development at Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3SB or on the Defra Website at www.defra.gov.uk/farm/organic/legislation-standards/compendium-may04.pdf
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