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The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2007

The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (Executive Note)

EXECUTIVE NOTE TO THE MEAT (OFFICIAL CONTROLS CHARGES) (SCOTLAND) (No. 2) REGULATIONS 2007 SSI 2007/538

EXECUTIVE NOTE TO

THE MEAT (OFFICIAL CONTROLS CHARGES) (SCOTLAND) (No. 2) REGULATIONS 2007 SSI 2007/538

1. The above instrument was made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. The instrument is subject to negative resolution procedure.

Policy Objectives

2. The purpose of the instrument is to revoke the Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/144 "the current regulations") and continue to provide for the collection of meat hygiene official controls charges in Scotland, as required by Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 ("the EC OFFC Regulation")1. The instrument implements the charging rates applicable to meat hygiene and animal welfare official controls in approved meat establishments. The instrument will for the first time, set out all charging rates in Sterling. The rates in Schedule 2 to the instrument have been converted from Euros to Sterling at the exchange rate applicable to 2008. (Minimum rates set out in the EC OFFC Regulation are expressed in Euros.)

3. The requirements laid down as regards charges for meat hygiene official controls were previously contained in Council Directive 85/73/EEC ("the Charging Directive"). The EC OFFC Regulation supersedes the Directive and requires that, from 1 January 2007, Member States must charge no les...

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