The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring Supplementary Provisions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 640/2014

6.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system and conditions for refusal or withdrawal of payments and administrative penalties applicable to direct payments, rural development support and cross compliance is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2—

(a) in paragraph 1, in the second subparagraph—

(i) in point (2), in sub-point (b)—

(aa) for “Union legislation” substitute “the law applying in the constituent nation”;

(bb) omit “by the Member States”;

(cc) omit from the words “, or with the maintenance” to the end;

(ii) in point (4), for “national authorities” substitute “relevant authority”;

(iii) in point (6), omit “and 40”;

(iv) in point (20), omit from the words “, excluding specific measures” to the end;

(v) in point (26) for “Member States” substitute “relevant authority”;

(b) in paragraph 2, in the second subparagraph—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “relevant authority”;

(ii) omit from the words “as well as the obligations” to the end.

(3) In Article 3, for “national law”, substitute “the law applying in the constituent nation”.

(4) In Article 4, in paragraph 1, in the third subparagraph, for “Member States”, substitute “the relevant authority”.

(5) In Article 5—

(a) in paragraph 1, in the second subparagraph, for “Member States”, substitute “The relevant authority”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Member States”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “The relevant authority”;

(ii) for “Member States”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “the relevant authority”;

(iii) in point (c)—

(aa) for “Member State” substitute “relevant authority”;

(bb) for “Member States” substitute “the relevant authority”;

(iv) in point (d)—

(aa) omit the words “agricultural land authorised for cotton production pursuant to Article 57 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013,”;

(bb) for “Member States”, in both places it occurs, substitute “the relevant authority”;

(cc) omit “areas which have been notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013,”;

(dd) omit “in accordance with Article 48 of that Regulation apply”;

(c) in paragraph 3, for “Member States”, substitute “The relevant authority”;

(d) in paragraph 4, for “Member States”, substitute “the relevant authority”;

(e) in paragraph 5, for “Member State”, substitute “relevant authority”.

(6) In Article 6—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States” substitute “The relevant authority”;

(bb) omit “and the single area payment scheme”;

(cc) after “classes.” insert “The assessment of sample reference parcel shall be in accordance with published guidance on quality assurance”;

(ii) in the fourth subparagraph, for “Member State” substitute “relevant authority”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “The relevant authority”;

(ii) for “and provided by the Commission” substitute “by the constituent nations in accordance with the published guidance on quality assurance”;

(c) for paragraph 3 substitute—

“An assessment report and, where appropriate, the remedial actions and the timetable for their implementation shall be drawn up by the relevant authority by the 31 January following the calendar year in question.”

(7) In Article 7—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Member State”, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) for paragraph 2, substitute —

“Where there is more than one paying agency across the constituent nations, the electronic register may be operated at paying agency level. The relevant authority will ensure that its register is compatible with the registers of the other paying agencies”.

(8) In Article 9—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States” substitute “the relevant authority”;

(bb) for “Member State” substitute “relevant authority”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “Member States”, substitute “the United Kingdom”;

(iii) in the third subparagraph, for “Member State”, substitute “the relevant authority”;

(b) in paragraph 3—

(i) in the second subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States”, substitute “the relevant authority”;

(bb) omit “and notified”;

(ii) in the third subparagraph, for “Member State”, substitute “the relevant authority”.

(9) In Article 10, in paragraph 1, for “Member States”, substitute “relevant authority”.

(10) In Article 11, omit “or the single area payment scheme”.

(11) In Article 13—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph, for “the Commission on the basis of Article 78(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013”, substitute “Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 809/2014”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “Member States” substitute “relevant authority”;

(b) in paragraph 3, for “the Commission on the basis of Article 78(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013” substitute “Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 809/2014”.

(12) In Article 14, in the first paragraph, for “this purpose by the Commission on the basis of Article 78(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013”, substitute “by Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 809/2014”.

(13) In Article 16, omit paragraph 3.

(14) In Article 17, in paragraph 1, in point (a), omit “or for the purpose of being granted the single area payment”.

(15) In Article 18—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) omit “the small farmers scheme,”;

(ii) for “Member State” substitute “relevant authority”;

(iii) omit the second subparagraph;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Member State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “relevant authority”;

(ii) omit “or the single area payment scheme”;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) omit “or the single area payment scheme”;

(ii) for “Member State” substitute “relevant authority”;

(d) in paragraph 4—

(i) for “Member State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “relevant authority”;

(ii) omit “or the single area payment scheme”.

(16) In Article 19a, in the heading, omit “the single area payment scheme,”.

(17) Omit Article 20.

(18) In Article 23—

(a) in the heading, omit “or the single area payment scheme”;

(b) in paragraph 1, for “Member State”, substitute “relevant authority”;

(c) in paragraph 2—

(i) in the first subparagraph, omit “or the single area payment”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, omit “or the single area payment scheme”.

(19) In Article 30—

(a) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Member State”, substitute “relevant authority”;

(ii) omit “by the Commission”;

(b) in paragraph 3a, for “Member State” substitute “relevant authority”.

(20) In Article 31—

(a) in paragraph 2, in the fourth subparagraph, in both places it occurs, for “Member States”, substitute “the relevant authority”;

(b) in paragraph 3, in the second subparagraph, for “Member State”, substitute “relevant authority”.

(21) In Article 33—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Member States”, substitute “The relevant authority”;

(ii) omit “national”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) omit “the Commission on the basis of”;

(ii) for “Member State”, substitute “relevant authority”;

(iii) for “national” substitute “the law applying in the constituent nation”.

(22) In Article 35—

(a) in paragraph 2, in point (b), for “Union or national law”, substitute “the law applying in the constituent nation”;

(b) in paragraph (3), for “Member State”, substitute “relevant authority”.

(23) In Article 36, in the first paragraph, for “Member States”, substitute “relevant authority”.

(24) Omit Article 37.

(25) In Article 39, in paragraphs 2 and 3, for “Member State” substitute “relevant authority”.

(26) In Article 41, omit “by the Commission”.

(27) In Article 42, in paragraph 1, omit “by the Commission”.

(28) In Article 43, in the second subparagraph, omit point (c).

(29) In Article 44, omit the third paragraph.