The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products Framework (Miscellaneous Amendments, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

13.  In Article 23—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Union aid shall” substitute “ Aid may ”;

(b) in paragraph 3—

(i) for the words from “Member” to “shall” substitute “ The relevant authority may ”;

(ii) for “national circumstances” substitute “ circumstances in the constituent nation ”;

(c) in paragraph 4, for “their territory, Member States” substitute “ the constituent nation, the relevant authority ”;

(d) in paragraph 5—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States consider” substitute “ the relevant authority considers ”;

(bb) for “they” substitute “ it ”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “Union aid” substitute “ aid referred to in paragraph 1 ”;

(e) in paragraph 6 in the second subparagraph—

(i) for “any Member State” substitute “ the relevant authority ”;

(ii) for the words from “obtaining” to “procedures” substitute “ consulting the public bodies responsible for health and nutrition in the constituent nation ”;

(f) omit paragraph 7;

(g) in paragraph 8, in the first subparagraph—

(i) for the words from the beginning to “level”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “ The relevant authority must ensure that there is a strategy in place for the implementation of the scheme in the constituent nation for any period during which it intends to make payments under the scheme. The strategy may cover a period of up to six years and may be amended by the relevant authority at any time ”;

(ii) at the end, insert “ Where the relevant authorities agree, the strategy may be a single strategy in respect of the United Kingdom as a whole. ”;

(h) in paragraph 9—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “ The relevant authority ”;

(ii) for “their strategies” substitute “ its strategy ”;

(iii) for the second sentence substitute “ In drawing up that list, the relevant authority must consult, where appropriate, the public bodies responsible for health and nutrition in the constituent nation. ”;

(i) in paragraph 10, for “Member States” substitute “ The relevant authority ”;

(j) in paragraph 11—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ The relevant authority ”;

(bb) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States” substitute “ The relevant authority ”;

(bb) for “their strategies” substitute “ its strategy ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 13 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1