PART 1PRELIMINARY

Sterling equivalents of EuroI14

1

Any reference in these Regulations to a specified number of Euros shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sterling equivalent of that number calculated in accordance with paragraph (2).

2

The Sterling equivalent of a specified number of Euros shall be calculated by multiplying that number by the Euro/Sterling conversion rate specified in paragraph (3).

3

The Euro/Sterling conversion rate shall be —

a

for 2008, 1 Euro = £0.67575; and

b

in each subsequent year F1until the coming into operation of the Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019, the rate published in the C Series of the Official Journal of the European Union on the first working day of the September of the preceding year or, if no rate is published in it on that day, the first rate published in it thereafter;

F2c

after the coming into operation of the Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019, the average of the rates published in the C Series of the Official Journal of the European Union for each of the days during the period of charge when the rate is published.