2021 No. 398

Agriculture

The Private Storage Aid Scheme (Pigmeat) (Scotland) Regulations 2021

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EU) No. 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products1, Articles 18 and 20 of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No. 922/72, (EEC) No. 234/79, (EC) No. 1037/2001 and (EC) No. 1234/2007 (“the CMO Regulation”)2 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with Article 18(1) and (2)3 of the CMO Regulation, the Scottish Ministers have taken into account the need to respond in a timely way to a particularly difficult market situation or economic developments having a significant negative impact on the margins in the sector.