The Hops Certification (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
These Regulations are made under section 11 of, and paragraph 11M of Part 1C of Schedule 2 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.The EU provisions relating to the hop sector marketing standards and related controls are set out in Regulation (EU) 1308/2013 which is directly applicable in NI under Article 5(4) of, and Annex 2 to, the Windsor Framework. These Regulations amend the Hops Certification Regulations 1979 (S.I.1979/1095) as they apply in Northern Ireland in relation to third country imports and certification in order to update references to the amending EU regulations, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/601 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/602.