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Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
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- rt. 52(9) substituted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 19(2)(c)
- Regulation power to modify conferred by 2023 asc 4 s. 16
- Regulation power to modify conferred (temp.) by 2020 asp 17 s. 2
- Regulation power to modify conferred (temp.) by 2020 asp 17 s. 3
- Regulation power to modify conferred (temp.) by 2020 asp 17 s. 4
- Regulation revoked by S.I. 2023/1430 Sch. 3 para. 1 Table 1
- art. 6 omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(4)
- Art. 6 omitted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(5)
- Art. 6 omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(5)
- Art. 6(1) substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 4(1) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- Art. 6(2) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 4(2) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- Art. 6(3)-(5) substituted for Art. 6(3) by S.I. 2019/748 reg. 33 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Pt. 3 omitted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1445, reg. 10(11))
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- Art. 1(b)(i) words omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- Art. 1(b)(v) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- Art. 1(b)(x) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- Art. 1(b)(iii) omitted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(2)
- Art. 1(b)(iii) omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(2)(a)
- Art. 1(b)(vii) omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(2)(b)
- Art. 1(b)(viii) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- Art. 1(b)(ii) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- art. 1(b)(iv) omitted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 4(2)
- Art. 1(b)(iv) omitted by S.I. 2020/1387 reg. 5(2)
- Art. 1(b)(ix) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(1)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- art. 4(1)(a) words substituted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 13(2)(a)
- art. 4(1)(b) words substituted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 13(2)(b)
- art. 4(1)(c)(i) word inserted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(2)(a)(i)(aa)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(i) word inserted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(3)(a)(i)(aa)
- art. 4(1)(c)(iii) omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(2)(a)(i)(cc)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(iii) omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(3)(a)(i)(cc)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(iii) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(c)(ii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- art. 4(1)(c)(ii) words omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(2)(a)(i)(bb)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(ii) words omitted by S.I. 2020/1513 reg. 2(3)(a)(i)(bb)
- Art. 4(1)(c)(ii) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 3(3)(c)(i) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- art. 4(1)(t) inserted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(2)(a)(ii)
- art. 4(2)(b) omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(2)(b)
- art. 5A inserted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(3)
- art. 5A(4) words substituted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 21(2)
- art. 7A omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(4)
- Art. 11(4A)(4B) inserted by S.S.I. 2020/460 reg. 2(6)(b)
- Art. 11A inserted by S.I. 2021/407 reg. 3(3)
- Art. 11A substituted by S.I. 2022/407 reg. 2
- Art. 11A substituted by S.I. 2023/456 reg. 3
- Art. 14(3) inserted in earlier amending provision S.I. 2019/207, reg. 4(8) by S.I. 2019/812 reg. 2(2)(b)
- art. 21(b) words omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(8)
- Art. 24(1)(a)(i) word substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(4)(b)(iii)(bb) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- Art. 24(1)(a)(i) words inserted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(4)(b)(iii)(cc) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- Art. 24(1)(a)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(4)(b)(iii)(aa) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- Art. 24(1)(a)(ii) omitted by S.I. 2019/207 reg. 5(4)(b)(iv) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/207 revoked (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(a))
- art. 30(7)(f) words omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(12)(d)
- art. 30(10a) inserted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 10(2)
- art. 30(10b) inserted by S.R. 2022/1 reg. 3(2)
- art. 30(12) inserted by S.R. 2022/1 reg. 2(2)
- Art. 31(1)(a) omitted by S.S.I. 2023/308 reg. 2
- art. 31(1)(a)(i) omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(13)
- Art. 31(1)(b) omitted by S.S.I. 2023/308 reg. 2
- Art. 32(2)(b)(iia) inserted by S.I. 2023/718 reg. 2(2)(b)
- Art. 32(2)(b)(ii) word omitted by S.I. 2022/706 reg. 3(a)(i)
- Art. 32(2)(b)(ii) words omitted by S.I. 2023/718 reg. 2(2)(a)
- Art. 32(2)(b)(iv)(v) inserted by S.I. 2022/706 reg. 3(a)(ii)
- art. 32A inserted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 4(4)
- art. 35(1)(h) omitted by S.R. 2021/40 reg. 2(16)
- Art. 46(2)(h) substituted by S.S.I. 2022/279 reg. 2(2)(a)
- art. 50(2a) inserted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 10(3)
- art. 52(11) omitted by S.R. 2021/42 reg. 19(2)(e)
[F1Article 6U.K.National ceilings
[F21.For each year, the national ceiling for the United Kingdom comprising the total value of all allocated payment entitlements, of all national reserves and regional reserves and of all the ceilings calculated in accordance with Articles 42, 47, 51 and 53 is as set out in Annex II.
Where a relevant authority makes a decision under Article 22(2) to increase the amount which represents its share of the basic payment scheme ceiling, the national ceiling set out in Annex II for the United Kingdom for the respective year may be exceeded by the sum of the increases decided pursuant to that Article in respect of that year.]
F32.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F43.In order to take account of the developments relating to the total maximum amounts of direct payments that may be granted, including those resulting from the decisions taken F5... in accordance with F6...[F7Articles 7A and 14] of this Regulation [F8, the Secretary of State may make regulations] adapting the national ceilings set out in Annex II to this Regulation.]
[F94.The Secretary of State may not make regulations under paragraph 3 without the consent of each of the relevant authorities for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
5.Where the relevant authority for Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland requests that the Secretary of State makes regulations under paragraph 3, the Secretary of State must have regard to that request.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 6 omitted (W.) (31.12.2020) 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), 7(5)
F2Art. 6(1) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 4(1)
F3Art. 6(2) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 4(2)
F4Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year 2014.
F5Words in Art. 6(3) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)
F6Words in Art. 6(3) omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(b)
F7Words in Art. 6(3) substituted (31.1.2020) by Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c. 2), ss. 5(2), 9(2)
F8Words in Art. 6(3) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(c)
F9Art. 6(4)(5) inserted (31.1.2020) by The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/91), regs. 1(2), 4(4)
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