2004 No. 279
AGRICULTURE

The Pig Carcase (Grading) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Pig Carcase (Grading) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 5th July 2004.

(2)

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Pig Carcase (Grading) Regulations 19942.

In regulation 2(1) of the Pig Carcase (Grading) Regulations 19942 substitute for the definition of “the Commission Decision” the following–
““the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2004/370/EC3 authorising methods for grading pig carcases in the United Kingdom pursuant to Regulation (EEC) 3220/84 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases4;”.

Revocation3.

The Pig Carcase (Grading) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 20035 are hereby revoked.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive

Pentland House, Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the provisions of the Pig Carcase (Grading) Regulations 1994. The 1994 Regulations provide for the administration and enforcement of the Community system of grading pig carcases established by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3220/84 (O.J. No. L 301, 20.11.84, p.1) as amended, the detailed rules for which are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2967/85 (O.J. No. L 285, 25.10.85, p.39) as amended, and Commission Decision 2004/370/EC (O.J. No. L 116, 22.4.04, p.32) which these Regulations implement.

The previous Commission Decisions have been consolidated in Commission Decision 2004/370/EC which repeals Commission Decision 88/234/EEC (O.J. No. L 105, 26.4.88, p.15). Commission Decision 2004/370/EC specifies the authorised methods for grading pig carcases. These Regulations, by replacing the reference to Commission Decision 88/234/EEC with the reference to Commission Decision 2004/370/EC, authorise the use of new formulae for equipment used for grading the composition of pig carcases.

No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been produced for these Regulations.