Consultation on The Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2008
Defra
Area 5C
9 Millbank
c/o Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London, SW1P 3JR
Telephone 020 7238 3074
Email helpdesk@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Website www.defra.gov.uk
9 May 2008
Dear Consultee
Consultation on The Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2008
1. I write to inform you of the remaking of the Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations and to invite any representations you may wish to make.
2. The following documents can be found at: www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/eggs-chicks/
- letter to consultees
- list of consultees
The new Statutory Instrument in draft form will be added to the site when it is ready.
Background
3. The Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2008 will revoke and replace the Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 2245). They will make no changes of substance, but simply amend references to European legislation and remove the obsolete references.
4. The Eggs and Chicks Regulations 2007 refer to Council Regulation (EC) No 2782/75 on the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks, and to Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/06 on certain marketing standards for eggs, both of which will be repealed on 1 July by Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 1. The references therefore need amendment. The Eggs and Chicks Regulations also refer to Commission Regulations (EC) No 1868/77 and No 557/07, which lay down detailed rules for the implementation of the Council Regulations and which will both be repealed and replaced from July by corresponding Regulations (which have currently been adopted but not yet published in the Official Journal of the EC). These references also will need to be amended.
5. The Eggs and Chick (England) Regulations 2007 and 2008 apply to England. Separate but similar legislation will be made by Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Expected Impacts
6. The remaking of the Eggs and Chicks Regulations should have no impact, as the draft makes no policy changes and merely updates references to EU legislation. For this reason, we have not prepared an impact assessment.
Comments
7. I would be grateful for any comments you and copy recipients may have on the attached draft Regulations. However, we do not consider that there is much scope to amend the draft Regulations because they merely implement Community law which is directly applicable (and which has itself been subject to consultation).
8. Comments should be received by close of play 23 May 2008. They should be sent to: LivestockandMeatChainTeam@defra.gsi.gov.uk or by post to the address above
9. This consultation has been prepared in line with the government code of practice which is available from the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.This can be viewed at http://bre.berr.gov.uk/regulation/consultation/code/index.asp
In line with Defra’s policy of openness, at the end of the consultation period copies of the responses we receive will be made publicly available through the Defra Information Resource Centre. The information they contain will also be published in a summary of responses.
10. If you do not consent to this, you must clearly request that your response be treated confidentially. Any confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system in email responses will not be treated as such a request. You should also be aware that there may be circumstances in which Defra will be required to communicate information to third parties on request, in order to comply with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations.
11. If you wish to obtain copies of the consultation responses, you should contact the Defra Information Resources Centre. Your request can be made in person, by telephone, or email:
Information Resources Centre
Lower Ground Floor
Ergon House
17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR
Telephone: 020 7238 6575
Email: defra.library@defra.gsi.gov.uk
12. Please note that wherever possible, personal callers should give the library at least 24 hour notice of their requirements. An administrative charge will be made to cover photocopying and postage costs.
13. If you have any comments or complaints about the consultation process used on this occasion, rather than the issue in the consultation paper, please address them to Defra’s Consultation Co-ordinator, Marjorie Addo, Area 7C Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, or email at consultation.coordinator@defra.gsi.gov.uk.
Yours faithfully
Rosemary SayerDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 was the result of a programme of work during 2007 to consolidate 21 EU Regulations which set out the framework for the Common Market Organisation (CMO) into a single Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007). The objective of the creation of this “Single CMO Regulation” was to streamline and simplify the legal framework, and increase transparency for stakeholders, without changing the underlying policies. This proposal was the flagship of the Commission’s work in 2007 on CAP Simplification.
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