Amendment of the Common Provisions Regulation2

1

The Common Provisions Regulation3 is amended as follows.

2

In Article 2(10)(a) (definitions), for “EUR 200 000” substitute “GBP 166,667”.

3

Omit Article 5(4).

4

For Article 26 (preparation of programmes) substitute—

Article 26Support for rural development under the programme

Support for rural development must be implemented through a programme until 31 December 2024.

5

In Article 50(1) (implementation reports), for “2023” substitute “2024”.

6

In Article 61(7) (operations generating net revenue after completion), in both places it occurs, for the words “EUR 1 000 000” substitute “GBP 833,333”.

7

In Article 65 (eligibility)–

a

for paragraph 2 substitute—

2

Expenditure is eligible for support for rural development if it has been incurred by a beneficiary and paid between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024.

b

in paragraph 4—

i

for “2014” substitute “2021”,

ii

for “2023” substitute “2024”,

c

in paragraph 8, in the third subparagraph, in point (i), for “EUR 100 000” substitute “GBP 83,333”,

d

in paragraph 9, in the first subparagraph, for the words from “submission” to the end substitute “adoption of that amendment by the Scottish Ministers.”.

8

In Article 67(5)(aa) (forms of grants and repayable assistance), for “EUR 100 000” substitute “GBP 83,333”.

9

In Article 80 (use of the euro)—

a

for the heading substitute “Currency”,

b

for “payment applications, accounts” substitute “statutory reporting”,

c

for “euros” substitute “sterling (GBP)”.