Interpretation2.
(1)
In these Regulations—
“applicant” means an applicant for aid as described in Article 5 of the Commission Delegated Regulation that has been approved in accordance with Article 6 of the Commission Delegated Regulation;
“Commission Delegated Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/40 of 3rd November 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to Union aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments and amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014, as amended from time to time3;
“Commission Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 of 3rd November 2016 on rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to Union aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments, as amended from time to time4;
“Commission Regulations” means the Commission Delegated Regulation and the Commission Implementing Regulation;
“Council Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17th December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) no 234/79, (EC) no 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/20075, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2016/791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11th May 2016 amending Regulations (EU) no 1308/2013 (the Council Regulation) and (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments6, and as amended from time to time;
“Horizontal Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance, as amended from time to time7;
“National aid” means any sum payable or paid by Scottish Ministers in accordance with Regulation 3(1);
“Union aid” means Union aid granted pursuant to Article 23(1) of the Council Regulation and in accordance with the Commission Regulations.
(2)
Except where the context otherwise requires, other expressions used in these Regulations have the meaning they bear in the Council Regulation and the Commission Regulations.