EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 1st April 2008, amend the Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 2005, S.I. 2005/465 (“the 2005 Regulations”).
The 2005 Regulations implement Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (OJ No L270, 21.10.2003, p 123) and 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 (OJ No L94, 31.3.2004, p 22).
Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 is repealed on 1st April 2008 and replaced by Articles 55(1)(a) and 55(2), in so far as it relates to milk and other milk products, and Section III of Chapter III of Part II (Articles 65 to 84) 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) (OJ No L299, 16.11.2007, p 1).
These Regulations replace the references in the 2005 Regulations to the provisions of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 with the corresponding references to the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007. These Regulations also re-enact the definitions in regulation 2(1) of the 2005 Regulations and add a new regulation 2(1A) which provides that the references to certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 and references to Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 are references to those provisions and to that Commission Regulation as amended from time to time.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.