Consultation outcome

'Not for EU鈥� labelling for retail products across Great Britain

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

Following this consultation, the UK government will not proceed with the introduction of 鈥榥ot for EU鈥� labelling in Great Britain on a mandatory basis on 1 October 2024.聽

At the same time, we will develop legislation to apply 鈥榥ot for EU鈥� labelling in Great Britain in the future in a targeted way, if there is evidence of need. See our policy update for more information.


Original consultation

Summary

We want your views on the government鈥檚 plan to introduce the requirement for 鈥榥ot for EU鈥� labels on retail products across Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

This consultation was held on .

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

The government is legislating to confirm that labelling requirements on agrifood products are applied across Great Britain, to ensure no incentive arises for businesses to avoid placing goods on the Northern Ireland market.聽

Stakeholders are invited to share views on the implementation of this approach to enable us to introduce this policy as effectively as possible.

Updates to this page

Published 2 February 2024
Last updated 30 September 2024 show all updates
  1. The UK government will not proceed with the introduction of 鈥榥ot for EU鈥� labelling in Great Britain on a mandatory basis on 1 October 2024. At the same time, we will develop legislation to apply 鈥榥ot for EU鈥� labelling in Great Britain in the future in a targeted way, if there is evidence of need.

  2. First published.

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