EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations implement Commission Regulation (EU) No. 704/2014 amending Commission Regulation (EU) No. 211/2013 on certification requirements for import into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts.

Regulation 2 implements Commission Regulation (EU) No. 704/2014 in whole by amending the Official Feed and Food Control (Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3376 (W. 298)).

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.