The Direct Payments to Farmers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

Amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014

5.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance(1), insofar as it relates to direct payments, is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 6—

(a) omit paragraph 2(f)(v),

(b) omit paragraph 3(b).

(3) In Article 15(2), in the second subparagraph, for “Member States” substitute “the relevant authority”.

(4) In Article 23(2), omit from “the payments received” to “exit day), or”, in the second place it occurs.

(5) In Article 30, omit point (b).

(6) In Article 36, in paragraphs 2 and 3, omit “and the re-distributive payment”.

(7) In Article 68, in paragraph 1, in the first subparagraph, for “as it had effect in EU law” substitute “as amended for the purpose of agricultural support”.

(8) Omit Article 70b.

(1)

EUR 2014/809, as amended by S.I. 2020/90, S.I. 2020/576 and S.S.I. 2020/244. EUR 2014/809 is also amended in relation to direct payment schemes in Scotland by S.I. 2020/510 and S.I. 2020/575. EUR 2014/809 is also amended prospectively with effect from IP completion day by S.I. 2019/765. However, by virtue of the amendments in the Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), these prospective amendments do not have effect in relation to direct payment schemes.