The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

2.  In Annex 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)(1)—

(a) in part B, in point 1—

(i) in paragraph 2(a), for “the Community” substitute “Great Britain”;

(ii) in paragraph 3—

(aa) for “Member States may derogate from” substitute “Nothing in this Regulation prevents the relevant authority from using any power that authority has to provide that”;

(bb) after “of this Regulation” insert “do not apply”;

(cc) at the end, insert—

“The ‘relevant authority’ is—

(a)

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.”;

(b) in Part C, in point 1—

(i) in the heading, after “Scope” insert “and definition of ‘third country’”;

(ii) in paragraph 1, for “the Community” substitute “Great Britain”;

(iii) after paragraph 2, insert—

“3.   For the purposes of this Part, ‘third country’ means any country or territory other than—

(a) the United Kingdom;

(b) the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

(c) the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(d) the Isle of Man.”.

(1)

EUR 2007/1234, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations; points 1(2) and (3) of Part B, and Part C, of Annex 14 are saved by Article 230(1)(c) of EUR 2013/1308 (which was itself amended by S.I. 2019/1422).