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So getting those sticky labels will be instead of the producer being required to register, or would they need to register to get the labels?

Are you considering a grace period from that point—from 16 August—or is that the hard cut-off? Is there still time to register up until 16 August, or would you allow registrations after 16 August? Can producers sell their products if they are in the middle of the registration process after 16 August?

Return point operators might be eligible for an exemption, which they can opt out of. If that was to change to an opt-in process, that would require a change in regulations. Is that right?

Some parts of industry have called for you to make it an opt-in process, so that a business opts in to become a return point operator rather than opting out if it is eligible for exemption. I am just trying to establish that, were that change to be made, that would require a change in the regulations. Is that correct?

When it comes to balancing those interests on land and at sea, there is the requirement for food as well as energy; on land, there is also the requirement for housing. What practical steps are you taking to ensure that all those interests are balanced and that no one misses out in order for us to reach our targets?

Is 1 March next year a hard deadline, or will there be a deadline every year?

I am sorry to interrupt. I think that there will be questions later in the meeting about labelling, particularly for small producers so, if you would not mind, let us stick with the questions on registration.

The deadline to register has passed, but registrations are still being accepted. Does that mean that producers who have not registered by 16 August, which is the launch date, will not be permitted to sell their items in the Scottish market?

Minister, I have a couple of questions about return point operators. On the adjustments that have been made, can you confirm that the exemption process for operators is an opt-out process. Is that correct?

I thought that you said that everybody was under an obligation to be a return point operator and they would have to opt out if they were not eligible for exemptions.