The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Regulation 964/2014

7.—(1) Regulation 964/2014, to the extent that it applies to support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014, is amended as follows.

(2) Omit Article 1(e).

(3) After Article 1 insert—

“Article 1A Interpretation

In this Regulation, a reference to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 or any provision of that Regulation is a reference to that Regulation as it applies for the purpose of support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014.”.

(4) In Article 3(1), for “the ESI Funds contribution to the instrument” substitute “the contribution to the instrument from support for rural development or support under Regulation 508/2014”.

(5) In Article 8a, omit “European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF)”.

(6) Omit Article 8b.

(7) Omit Article 9.

(8) In Annex 1—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first row, omit “Country/”;

(ii) in the sixth row, for “ESIF” substitute “programme”;

(iii) in the tenth row, for “ESIF” substitute “the programme”;

(b) in paragraph 11—

(i) omit “and (8)”;

(ii) omit “of the Member State, Commission auditors and the European Court of Auditors”;

(c) in paragraph 12—

(i) omit the words from “the European Regional” to “the Cohesion Fund,”;

(ii) for the words from “the European Agricultural” to the end substitute “support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(d) in paragraph 17—

(i) for “from ESIF” substitute “for rural development or support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(ii) for “the support of the ESI Funds”, in both places it occurs, substitute “support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(e) in paragraph 23, omit the first subparagraph.

(9) In Annex 2—

(a) in the entry for “structure of the financial instrument”, omit “co-funded by the relevant ESIF”;

(b) in the entry for “aim of the instrument”, omit “ESIF” in each place it occurs;

(c) in the entry for “state aid implication”—

(i) for “ESIF” substitute “programme”;

(ii) for “supported by the EAFRD” substitute “funded by support for rural development”;

(d) in the entry for “lending policy”—

(i) for “the support of the ESIF” substitute “support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(ii) for “from the ESI Funds” substitute “for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(e) in the entry for “programme contribution to financial instrument (activities)”—

(i) for “Union” substitute “national”;

(ii) for “Member State or region” substitute “constituent nation”;

(f) in the entry for “eligible financial intermediaries”, for “Member State” substitute “constituent nation”;

(g) in the entry for “final recipients eligibility”—

(i) omit “EU and”;

(ii) for “Member State”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “constituent nation”;

(iii) for “Member State and Region/Jurisdiction” substitute “constituent nation”;

(iv) omit “of the ESIF”;

(h) in the entry for “reporting and targeted results”—

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

(ii) omit “ESIF” in both places it occurs.

(10) In Annex 3—

(a) in the entry for “structure of the financial instrument”, omit “co-funded by the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and defined”;

(b) in the entry for “aim of the instrument”—

(i) for “ESIFs” substitute “programmes”;

(ii) omit “ESIF” in each place it occurs;

(c) in the entry for “state aid implication”—

(i) for “ESIF” substitute “programme”;

(ii) for “supported by the EAFRD” substitute “funded by support for rural development”;

(d) in the entry for “guarantee to financial institution (activities)”—

(i) for “Union” substitute “national”;

(ii) omit “in the relevant country or region”;

(e) in the entry for “eligible financial intermediaries and financial institutions”—

(i) for “Member State” substitute “constituent nation”;

(ii) for “Member States” substitute “constituent nation”;

(f) in the entry for “final recipient (final recipients) eligibility”—

(i) omit “Union and”;

(ii) for “Member State”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “constituent nation”;

(iii) for “Member State and Region/Jurisdiction” substitute “constituent nation”;

(iv) omit “of the ESIF”;

(g) in the entry for “reporting and targeted results”—

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

(ii) omit “ESIF” in both place it occurs.

(11) In Annex 4—

(a) in the entry for “structure of the financial instrument”, omit “funded by the ESIF”;

(b) in the entry for “aim of the instrument”—

(i) for “ESIF support” substitute “support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(ii) omit “ESIF” in each place it occurs;

(c) in the entry for “state aid implication”, for “ESIF” substitute “programme”;

(d) in the entry for “lending policy”—

(i) for “the support of the ESIF” substitute “support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(ii) for “from the ESI Funds” substitute “for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”;

(e) in the entry for “programme contribution to financial instrument (activities)”—

(i) for “the Union” substitute “national”;

(ii) omit “Union and”;

(f) in the entry for “eligible financial intermediaries”, for “Member State” substitute “constituent nation”;

(g) in the entry for “final recipient eligibility”—

(i) omit “Union and”;

(ii) omit “and Union”;

(iii) for “Member State” substitute “constituent nation”;

(iv) for “Member State and Region/Jurisdiction” substitute “constituent nation”;

(v) omit “of the ESIF programme”;

(h) in the entry for “reporting and targeted results”—

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

(ii) omit “ESIF” in both places it occurs.

(12) In Annex 5—

(a) in the entry for “structure of the financial instrument”—

(i) omit “ESIF”;

(ii) omit “funded by the ESIF Funds”;

(b) in the entry for “aims of the instrument”, omit “ESIF” in each place it occurs;

(c) in the entry for “state aid implication”, for “supported by the EAFRD” substitute “funded by support for rural development”;

(d) in the entry for “programme contribution to financial instrument (activities)”—

(i) for “Union” substitute “national”;

(ii) omit “ESIF”;

(e) in the entry for “eligible financial intermediary and co-investors”—

(i) omit “in the Member States” in the first place it occurs;

(ii) omit “established in the Member States”;

(iii) for “Union” substitute “national”;

(f) in the entry for “final recipient eligibility”—

(i) omit “Union and”;

(ii) omit “ESIF”;

(g) in the entry for “characteristics of the product for the final recipients”, omit “of the ESI Funds” and “ESIF”;

(h) in the entry for “reporting and targeted results”—

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

(ii) omit “ESIF”.

(13) Omit Annex 6.