
2025 No. 189 (W. 40)
Agriculture, Wales
Food, Wales
The Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025
Made 19 February 2025
Coming into force 21 February 2025

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 34(1) and 50(3) of the Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 (“the Act”).
There has been open and transparent consultation during the preparation of these Regulations as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.

In accordance with section 50(6) of the Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
Title, application and coming into force
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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
(3) These Regulations come into force on 21 February 2025.
Amendment to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008
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(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs is amended as follows.
(2) In Annex 2 (Minimum requirements for systems of production for the various egg farming methods), in paragraph 1, in the second sub-paragraph, in point (a)—
(a) before “restricted”, in the first place it occurs, insert, “temporarily”,
(b) omit from “, provided” to the end of the sub-paragraph.
Huw Irranca-Davies
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
19 February 2025