Establishment of the "Products of Quality" National Scheme Regulations, 2014 (L.N. 467 of 2014).

These Regulations establish a national scheme applicable to quality agricultural and agro-food products, which includes a special labelling system. Regulation 2 defines quality products as those agricultural and agro-food products of animal and, or plant origin, the production of which consists of production and, or farming methods which are significantly higher than the minimum legal requirements with regards to public, animal or plant health, animal welfare or environmental protection and which final characteristics are also significantly higher than the minimum legal requirements. These provisions are adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013 on support for Rural Development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).