(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1) and A149 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (EUR 2011/543).
Part 2 of these Regulations approves checks on conformity to marketing standards, carried out by authorities of certain European Union Member States listed in the Schedule, on fruit and vegetables prior to import into Great Britain.
In Part 3, regulation 3 amends the table in Annex 4 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 to include the European Union Member States listed as third countries for which marketing standards conformity checks on fruit and vegetables prior to import into Great Britain are approved.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.