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Consultation on the Implementation of the Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2009
Defra has launched a consultation on the Eggs and Chicks regulations 2009 on 13th March. The Eggs and Chicks Regulation 2009 revoke and replace the Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2008 to include controls on eggs intended for human consumption required by the Salmonella National Control Programme (NCP) for laying flocks. They are intended to provide fair and transparent enforcement powers for the obligations which the laying flocks NCP places on producers The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on how the most cost effective enforcement arrangements can be out in place.
Comments on these proposals are invited by 24 April 2009.
The consultation package includes:
- Consultation letter
- List of consultees
- Consultation package including Impact Assessment and options for implementation of the NCP (PDF 560 KB)
- A consultation draft of The Statutory Instrument (PDF 330 KB)
- Proforma for consultation responses (Word format 50 KB); also available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (60 KB)
- Summary of responses (PDF 35 KB)
- Intervention and options (PDF 394 KB)
Further Information
Page published: 31 July 2009