Consultations

Consultations in food and farming, animal and plant health

Consultations in this section cover the following topics:

  • Animal health and welfare
  • Farming
  • Food
  • Horticulture
  • Plant health
  • Plant varieties and seeds
Consultation title Issued Deadline Responses
Available in library
(see notes)		 Summary available
(see notes)
Consultation on The Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2008 (England) 1 July 2008 29 July 2008    
The Wine Regulations 2008 13 June 2008 12 August 2008    
Proposals for the "Health Check" of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 9 June 2008 1 September 2008    
The Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2008 9 May 2008 23 May 2008    
Draft strategy on protecting and improving the health of honey bees in England and Wales 8 April 2008 29 August 2008    
Proposed Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2008 and supplementary consultation 3 April 2008 26 June 2008    
Remaking of The Drinking Milk (England) Regulations 20 March 2008 25 April 2008 Yes Yes
Statutory notification arrangements for potatoes introduced from other member states 7 March 2008 30 May 2008    
Arrangements for inclusion of fruit and vegetable crops, nursery crops and vines into the single payment scheme 29 February 2008 23 May 2008    
Introducing a full cost recovery charging regime for CITES licences 4 February 2008 6 May 2008    
Proposed fee changes for National listing and Plant Breeders’ rights services 14 January 2008 31 March 2008   Yes
Proposal for two per cent increase to milk quotas from 2008 9 January 2008 see consultation Yes  
Proposals for Scotch Whisky Regulations 2008 31 December 2007 25 March 2008   Yes
Proposals for Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008 31 December 2007 25 March 2008   Yes
Responsibility and cost sharing for animal Health and welfare: next steps – your views matter 11 December 2007 15 April 2008    
The draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 13 November 2007 7 February 2008 (extension) Yes Yes
Possible changes of use of personal data held on the GB Poultry Register 13 November 2007 5 February 2008    
Double tagging of sheep and goats 7 November 2007 20 November 2007   Yes
Proposal for the Reform of the Common Market Organisation (CMO) for Wine 19 September 2007 3 December 2007 Yes  
Proposed Consolidation of Plant Protection and Pesticide Legislation: Inclusion of Regulation on Record Keeping in Draft Regulations [on PSD website] 30 August 2007 30 November 2007 Yes  
A proposal to revise Directive 92/34 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and plants 17 August 2007 9 November 2007 Yes Yes
2007 Annual Review of Defra’s Contingency Plan for Exotic Animal Diseases 19 July 2007 11 October 2007   Yes
The National Control Programme for Salmonella in Laying Flocks (Gallus gallus) 18 July 2007 10 October 2007   Yes
The Wildlife Health Strategy for England 11 July 2007 1 October 2007 Yes Yes

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