[F1ANNEX IU.K.COMMON STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

Textual Amendments

F1Annex 1 omitted (W.) in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 6(35)

4.COORDINATION AND SYNERGIES BETWEEN [F2SUPPORT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT] AND OTHER UNION POLICIES AND INSTRUMENTSU.K.

Coordination by [F3the relevant authority] as envisaged under this section shall apply in so far as a [F4relevant authority] intends to make use of support from [F5support for rural development] and [F6retained direct EU legislation] in the relevant policy area. The F7... programmes set out in this section do not constitute an exhaustive list.

Textual Amendments

F3Words in Annex 1 para. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4Words in Annex 1 para. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5Words in Annex 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(11)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6Words in Annex 1 para. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7Word in Annex 1 para. 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(a)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

4.1IntroductionU.K.

1.[F8The relevant authority must] take into consideration the impact of F9... policies at national and regional level, and on social, economic and territorial cohesion with a view to fostering synergies and effective coordination and to identifying and promoting the most suitable means of using F9... funds to support local, regional and national investment. [F10The relevant authority] shall also ensure complementarity between F9... policies and instruments and national, regional and local interventions.U.K.
Textual Amendments
F8Words in Annex 1 para. 4.1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(b)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Word in Annex 1 para. 4.1(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(b)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Words in Annex 1 para. 4.1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(b)(i)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

2.[F11The relevant authority must] ensure coordination between [F5support for rural development] and other relevant [F12the law as it operates in the constituent nation, including retained direct EU legislation]. They shall take appropriate steps to ensure consistency, at programming and implementation stages, between interventions supported by [F5support for rural development] and the objectives of other F13... policies. To this end, they shall seek to take into account the following aspects:U.K.

(a)

enhancing complementarities and synergies between [F14retained direct EU legislation] at F13... , national and regional level, both in the planning phase and during implementation;

(b)

optimise existing structures and where necessary, establish new structures that facilitate the strategic identification of priorities for the different instruments and structures for coordination [F15in the constituent nation] that avoid duplication of effort and identify areas where additional financial support is needed;

(c)

make use of the potential to combine support from different instruments to support individual operations and work closely with those responsible for implementation [F15in the constituent nation] to deliver coherent and streamlined funding opportunities for beneficiaries.

Textual Amendments

F14Words in Annex 1 para. 4.1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(b)(vi); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F15Words in Annex 1 para. 4.1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(b)(vii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Textual Amendments

F11Words in Annex 1 para. 4.1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F12Words in Annex 1 para. 4.1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F13Word in Annex 1 para. 4.1(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 18(7)(b)(v); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)