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Textual Amendments
F2Art. 47 omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(8); and Art. 47 omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(15); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F3Art. 48 omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(8); and Art. 48 omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(15); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
The F4... paying agencies shall keep supporting documents relating to payments made and documents relating to the performance of the administrative and physical checks required by [F5the law applying in the constituent nation].
Where those documents are kept by an authority acting under delegation from a paying agency and responsible for authorising expenditure, that authority shall send reports to the F6... paying agency on the number of checks made, their content and the measures taken in the light of their results.
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F4Word in Art. 49 omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(9)(a)(i); and word in Art. 49 omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(16)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 49 substituted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(9)(a)(ii); and words in Art. 49 substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(16)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Word in Art. 49 omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(9)(b); and word in Art. 49 omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(16)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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[F92.The appropriate authority may make regulations laying down rules on the conditions on which the supporting documents referred to in Article 49 are to be kept, including their form and the time period of their storage.]
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F7Art. 50 heading substituted (8.6.2020) by The Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/576), regs. 1, 2(3); and Art. 50 heading substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(17)(a) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1445, regs. 1(2)(b), 3(6)(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Art. 50(1) omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(10)(a); and Art. 50(1) omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(17)(b) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1445, regs. 1(2)(b), 3(6)(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Art. 50(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/748), regs. 1, 10; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F10Arts. 51-53 omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as they relate to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(11); and Arts. 51-53 omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as they relate to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(18); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F10Arts. 51-53 omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as they relate to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(11); and Arts. 51-53 omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as they relate to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(18); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F10Arts. 51-53 omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as they relate to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(11); and Arts. 51-53 omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as they relate to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(18); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
1.For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence, [F11the relevant authority] shall request recovery from the beneficiary [F12within 18 months] after the approval and, where applicable, reception, by the paying agency or body responsible for the recovery, of a control report or similar document, stating that an irregularity has taken place. The corresponding amounts shall be recorded at the time of the recovery request in the debtors' ledger of the paying agency.
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3.On duly justified grounds, [F14the relevant authority] may decide not to pursue recovery. A decision to this effect may be taken only in the following cases:
(a)where the costs already and likely to be effected total more than the amount to be recovered, which condition shall be considered to have been met if:
the amount to be recovered from the beneficiary in the context of an individual payment for an aid scheme or support measure, not including interest, does not exceed [F15EUR 100] [F15£100]; or
[F16the amount to be recovered from the beneficiary in the context of an individual payment for an aid scheme or support measure, not including interest, falls between [F17EUR 100] [F17£100] and [F18EUR 250] [F18£250] and the [F19relevant authority] concerned applies a threshold equal to or higher than the amount to be recovered under [F20the law applying in the constituent nation] for not pursuing national debts.]
(b)where recovery proves impossible owing to the insolvency, recorded and recognised under [F21the law applying in the constituent nation], of the debtor or the persons legally responsible for the irregularity.
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Textual Amendments
F11Words in Art. 54(1) substituted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(12)(a); and words in Art. 54(1) substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(19)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Words in Art. 54(1) omitted (W.) (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to direct payments) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1556), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(5)(a)
F13Art. 54(2) omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(12)(b); and Art. 54(2) omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(19)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F14Words in Art. 54(3) substituted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(12)(c)(i); and words in Art. 54(3) substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(19)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F15Sum in Art. 54(3)(a)(i) substituted (W.) (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to direct payments) by The Direct Payments to Farmers and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1556), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(5)(b)(i)
F16Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2017 amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and (EU) No 652/2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material.
F17Sum in Art. 54(3)(a)(ii) substituted (W.) (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to direct payments) by The Direct Payments to Farmers and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1556), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(5)(b)(ii)(aa)
F18Sum in Art. 54(3)(a)(ii) substituted (W.) (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to direct payments) by The Direct Payments to Farmers and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1556), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(5)(b)(ii)(bb)
F19Words in Art. 54(3)(a)(ii) substituted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(12)(c)(ii)(aa); and words in Art. 54(3)(a)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020 insofar as relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(19)(c)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F20Words in Art. 54(3)(a)(ii) substituted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(12)(c)(ii)(bb); and words in Art. 54(3)(a)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(19)(c)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F21Words in Art. 54(3)(b) substituted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(12)(c)(iii); and words in Art. 54(3)(b) substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(19)(c)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F22Words in Art. 54(3) omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(12)(c)(iv); and words in Art. 54(3) omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(19)(c)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F23Art. 54(4)(5) omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(12)(d); and Art. 54(4)(5) omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(19)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
[F24Sums recovered following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence and the interest thereon must be made over to the paying agency and booked by it as revenue collected in connection with direct payment support.]
[F25Sums recovered following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence and the interest thereon must be made over to the paying agency and booked by it as revenue collected in connection with CMO support.]]
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F24Art. 55 substituted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(13)
F25Art. 55 substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(20) (S.I. 2020/1445, regs. 1(2)(b), 3(6)(e)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F26Art. 55 omitted (W.) (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to direct payments) by virtue of The Direct Payments to Farmers and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1556), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(6)
Where irregularities or negligence are detected in rural development operations or programmes, the relevant authority must make financial adjustments by totally or partially cancelling the funding concerned. In making the financial adjustments, the relevant authority must take into consideration the nature and gravity of the irregularities detected and the loss to public funds.
Amounts which are cancelled and amounts which are recovered, together with any interest, must be reallocated to the rural development programme to which they relate, but may not be allocated to operations which have been subject to a financial adjustment under paragraph 1. Where such amounts are received after the closure of the rural development programme to which they relate, they must either be allocated to other agricultural support measures or returned to the relevant consolidated fund.
For the purposes of the second paragraph, the ‘relevant consolidated fund’ is:
(a)in relation to England, the consolidated fund;
(b)in relation to Wales, the Welsh consolidated fund;
(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish consolidated fund;
(d)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland consolidated fund.]
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F27Art. 56 substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(21); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
In order to ensure correct and efficient application of the provisions relating to the conditions for the recovery of undue payments and interest thereon, the appropriate authority may make regulations setting out procedures for such recovery as set out in this Section.]
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F28 Art. 57 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/748), regs. 1, 11; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F1Words in Title 4 heading omitted (31.1.2020 in so far as it relates to the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes) by virtue of The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90), regs. 1(2), 6(1); and words in Title 4 heading omitted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/763), regs. 1, 6(1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)