Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the progress made regarding derogations for small producers in the context of Statutory Instrument No. 22 of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42630/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department is fully compliant with the mandatory derogations set out in Regulation 3 and Regulation 4 of SI 22 of 2020 which establish that the EU Regulation No 852/2004 and EU Regulation No 853/2004 do not apply to certain primary producers and/or suppliers that meet specified criteria. There are no further derogations contained within the statutory instrument relating to food producers.