The Public Intervention and Private Storage Aid (Amendment and Suspension) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014

7.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 of 6 August 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, rules on checks, securities and transparency(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).

(2) In Article 11(2) (general rules on the declaration of expenditure and on assigned revenue), after paragraph 5A, insert—

“5B.   This Article ceases to apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Scotland, otherwise than in connection with public intervention measures which the appropriate authority takes under Article 219(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, for a period of five years beginning on 1 July 2023.”.

(3) In Article 12(3) (special rules on declarations of expenditure relating to public storage), after paragraph 3, insert—

“4.   This Article ceases to apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Scotland, otherwise than in connection with public intervention measures which the appropriate authority takes under Article 219(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, for a period of five years beginning on 1 July 2023.”.

(4) In Article 16(4) (content of the public storage accounts to be kept by paying agencies) after paragraph 3, insert—

“4.   This Article ceases to apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Scotland, otherwise than in connection with public intervention measures which the appropriate authority takes under Article 219(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, for a period of five years beginning on 1 July 2023”.

(5) In Article 17(5) (accounting related to public intervention), after paragraph 2A, insert—

“2B.   This Article ceases to apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Scotland, otherwise than in connection with public intervention measures which the appropriate authority takes under Article 219(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, for a period of five years beginning on 1 July 2023.”.

(6) In Article 18(6) (dates for entering expenditure and revenue and product movements in the accounts for public intervention), after paragraph 3, insert—

“4.   This Article ceases to apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Scotland, otherwise than in connection with public intervention measures which the appropriate authority takes under Article 219(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, for a period of five years beginning on 1 July 2023”.

(7) In Annex 13(7) (measures referred to in Article 57), after paragraph 2A, insert—

“2B.   The first indent of paragraph 2 ceases to apply in relation to public intervention schemes in Scotland, otherwise than in connection with public intervention measures which the appropriate authority takes under Article 219(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, for a period of five years beginning on 1 July 2023.”.

(1)

EUR 2014/908, relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/765 and S.I. 2020/90.

(2)

Article 11 is relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/765 and S.I. 2020/90. Paragraph 5A is inserted by S.I. 2023/124, which extends to England and Wales.

(3)

Article 12 is relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/765. Paragraph 3 is inserted by S.I. 2023/124, which extends to England and Wales.

(4)

Article 16 is relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/765. Paragraph 3 is inserted by S.I. 2023/124, which extends to England and Wales.

(5)

Article 17 is relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/765. Paragraph 2A is inserted by S.I. 2023/124, which extends to England and Wales.

(6)

Article 18 is relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/765. Paragraph 3 is inserted by S.I. 2023/124, which extends to England and Wales.

(7)

Annex 13 relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/765. Paragraph 2A is inserted by S.I. 2023/124, which extends to England and Wales.