The Direct Payments to Farmers (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 640/2014E+W

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8.—(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(1), is amended, in so far as it relates to direct payments, as follows.

(2) In Article 2(1)—

(a)in point (1), omit the words from “and referred” to the end;

(b)omit points (7) to (13), and points (15) to (19).

(3) In Article 6(3), for “2021” substitute “following the calendar year in question”.

(4) In Article 15a—

(a)omit “or the number of animals”;

(b)omit “declared or the number of animals”.

(5) In Article 17(1) omit points (b) and (d).

(6) In Article 18—

(a)in paragraph 1, omit “, the re-distributive payment”;

(b)omit paragraph 3;

(c)in paragraph 6, in the second subparagraph, for “Titles III and IV” substitute “Title III”.

(7) In Article 19a—

(a)in the heading omit “, the re-distributive payment”;

(b)in paragraph 1, after “Chapters 1”, omit “,2”.

(8) Omit Articles 30 to 34.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 8 in force at 1.1.2021, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

EUR 2014/640, amended in relation to direct payment schemes by S.I. 2020/90 and in relation to direct payment schemes in England by S.I. 2020/551. EUR 2014/640 is also amended prospectively with effect from IP completion day by S.I. 2019/765. However, by virtue of the amendments in S.I. 2020/1445, these prospective amendments do not have effect in relation to direct payment schemes.