Scottish Statutory Instruments
Agriculture
Made
4th November 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
5th November 2021
Coming into force
8th November 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 4(2) of 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(1), Articles 18 and 20 of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No. 922/72, (EEC) No. 234/79, (EC) No. 1037/2001 and (EC) No. 1234/2007 (“the CMO Regulation”)(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with Article 18(1) and (2)(3) of the CMO Regulation, the Scottish Ministers have taken into account the need to respond in a timely way to a particularly difficult market situation or economic developments having a significant negative impact on the margins in the sector.
EUR 2013/1370, incorporated into domestic law on IP completion day by section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) and relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/821 and S.I. 2019/831.
EUR 2013/1308 (“the CMO Regulation”) was incorporated into domestic law on IP completion day by section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16). The CMO Regulation was relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/821 and S.I. 2019/831, and is modified by section 12 and schedule 1 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 17). The term “appropriate authority” in relation to Scotland means the Scottish Ministers as per Article 3(5)(c) of the CMO Regulation.
Relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/831.