PART 4PIG CARCASES

F1Competent authority etc.: pig carcases14

1

The Scottish Ministers are the competent authority, in relation to pigs, for the purposes of—

a

Article 4(1) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (reports);

b

Article 7(4) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (classification and weighing);

c

Article 12(2)(b) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (additional provisions on classification by automated grading techniques);

d

Article 14 of the Commission Implementing Regulation and Article 14 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (calculation and reporting of market prices); and

e

Article 17(2) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (notification of supplementary payments).

2

The Scottish Ministers are responsible for on-the-spot checks, in relation to pigs, as described in Articles 2 and 3 of the Commission Implementing Regulation.