The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 908/2014 E+W

5.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 908/2014 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, insofar as it relates to domestic support for rural development, as follows.

(2) In Article 4(1)—

(a) omit point (i);

(b) in point (ii), omit “on a single website”.

(3) In Article 27(1), for “EUR 5” substitute “£5.00”.

(4) For Article 41(1) substitute—

“1.   The relevant authorities may decide to reduce the minimum level of on-the-spot checks in accordance with Article 59(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013. For the reduced control rate to apply, the paying agency must confirm that—

(a) the internal control system is functioning correctly; and

(b) the error rate for the population concerned was below the materiality threshold of 2.0%.”

(5) In Article 42—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “EUR 150 000” substitute “£150 000”;

(b) in paragraph 3, for “EUR 350 000” substitute “£350 000”.

(6) In Article 56(1), for “EUR 1 000” substitute “£1 000”.

(7) Omit Article 62.

(8) In Annex XI—

(a) for “EUR 150, 000” substitute “£150,000”;

(b) for “EUR 350 000” substitute “£350 000” in each place it occurs;

(c) for “EUR 40 000” substitute “£40 000” in each place it occurs;

(d) in the table at sheet B—

(i) for “(EUR)” substitute “£” in each place it occurs;

(ii) for “40 000 EUR” substitute “£40 000”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in force at 26.3.2021, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

EUR 2014/908, amended by S.I. 2020/90.