The Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 439

Food

The Dairy Produce Quotas (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

20th February 2008

Laid before Parliament

27th February 2008

Coming into force

1st April 2008

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for—

(a) the references in these Regulations to—

(i) Article 55(1)(a),

(ii) Article 55(2), in so far as it relates to milk and other milk products, and

(iii) the provisions of, or referred to in, Section III of Chapter III of Part II,

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)(3); and

(b) the references in these Regulations to Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation(EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector(4),

to be construed as references to those Articles and provisions and to that Commission Regulation as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(5).

(1)

S.I. 1972/1811.

(2)

1972 c.68.

(3)

OJ No L 299, 16.11.2007, p 1.

(4)

OJ No L 94, 31.3.2004 p 22, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 1913/2006 ( OJ No L365, 21.12.2006, p 52). Although Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 (OJ No L 270, 21.10.2003, p 123) is repealed on 1st April 2008 by virtue of Article 201(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (“the 2007 Regulation”), the reference to Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 is to be read as a reference to the 2007 Regulation by virtue of Article 202 of the 2007 Regulation.

(5)

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).