European Union (Agricultural Producer Organisations) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 396/2023).

Under these Regulations the Minister shall establish and maintain a register of recognised agricultural producer organisations in the beef and veal, sheep, milk and milk products, fruit and vegetables, potatoes, amenity plants and tillage sectors. The Minister may recognise a producer organisation that consists exclusively of active suppliers, and that meets other requirements depending of the sector where it operates. Under the Regulations "active agricultural supplier” means a farmer who has supplied the relevant agricultural product to a purchaser in the preceding year. For the purposes of ensuring compliance these Regulations provide enforcement powers to an authorized officer for instance to enter and inspect; examine equipment, machinery, a container, a vehicle, a vessel;