The Dairy Produce Quotas (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which come into force on 31 March 2007, amend the Dairy Produce Quotas (Wales) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/537 (W.47)) (“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), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1406/2006 (OJ No. L265, 26.9.2006, p 8), 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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1468/2006 (OJ No. L274, 5.10.2006, p 6) (“the Commission Regulation”).

Regulation 2—

(i) updates the references to Community legislation.

(ii) removes the reference to the agent of a quota holder in respect of inspection of registers.

(iii) amends the requirement to submit a notice to the National Assembly, on the transfer of quota with the transfer of land, by lease and otherwise, on two different dates, to require submission by a single date, 31 March, in both cases.

(iv) amends the date from when unpaid levy may be recovered.

(v) amends the administrative penalty procedure on late submission of summaries of deliveries by milk purchasers in accordance with changes to the Commission Regulation.

(vi) amends the administrative penalty procedure on late submission of declarations of direct sales to remove the provision on confiscation of quota since this is fully set out in the amended Commission Regulation.

(vii) amends the record keeping requirements for direct sellers of milk and milk products.

A regulatory appraisal of the effect which this instrument will have on the costs of business has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the National Assembly for Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.