(1)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations modify retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention or aid for private storage, so far as it has effect in relation to Wales.
(2)The power conferred by this section includes power to change the agricultural products that are eligible for public market intervention or aid for private storage.
(3)In this section “retained direct EU legislation relating to public market intervention or aid for private storage” includes—
(a)Articles 8 to 18 of the CMO Regulation;
(b)Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (so far as relating to public market intervention and aid for private storage);
(c)the following Commission Regulations (so far as relating to public market intervention and aid for private storage)—
(i)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238 of 18 May 2016 supplementing the CMO Regulation with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage;
(ii)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of the CMO Regulation with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage;
(iii)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182 of 20 April 2017 supplementing the CMO Regulation in relation to the Union scales for the classification of bovine, pig and sheep carcasses and in relation to the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals.
(4)Until either paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 (amendment of Articles 219, 220, 221 and 222 of the CMO Regulation) is in force, any reference in this section to exceptional market conditions which are the subject of an exceptional market conditions declaration includes a reference to circumstances which are the subject of measures under any of those Articles.
Commencement Information
I1S. 23 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 56(4)
I2S. 23 in force at 17.10.2023 by S.I. 2023/1092, art. 2(a)