Summary
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs carried out targeted stakeholder engagement with stakeholders within the hops sector to seek views on draft Regulations required to update The Hops Certification Regulations 1979 as a result of updated EU rules on hops certification and hops imports from third countries which are directly applicable in Northern Ireland. This consultation is now closed, and an outcome letter is included below.
Documents
- The Hops (Amendment) Regulations 2024 ~ Stakeholder Engagement Letter
- Annex A - Draft Hops (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
- Annex B - Key changes to be enforced by the draft SR
- The Hops (Amendment) Regulations 2024 ~ Post Engagement Letter to Stakeholders
- Equality & Disability Duties Screening Template - The Hops (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Consultation description
This consultation is now closed.
The outcome of the Consultation is attached above, see: The Hops (Amendment) Regulations 2024 – Post Engagement Letter to Stakeholders
EU hops certification regulations and imports from third countries are both directly applicable in Northern Ireland under Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework and as a result EU legislation remains directly applicable in Northern Ireland. In December 2023, the European Commission published new regulations for the import of rice, cereal, sugar and hops from third countries in the Official Journal. In March 2024, the European Commission also published new delegated and implementing regulations for hops certification in the Official Journal. As a result, updates are required to the Hops Certification Regulations 1979 as it applies in Northern Ireland.
The draft Regulations seek to replicate the current hops regulations as far as possible, updating the enforcement powers to enable enforcement of the updated EU regulations. Changes are mostly technical in nature and are outlined in Annex B.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.