2.—(1) Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 75(2)(2) (payment to beneficiaries), at the end insert—
“By way of derogation from the first sub-paragraph, in respect of claim year 2020, the paying agency may make payments to beneficiaries granted pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 4 of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013(3) (voluntary coupled support) after the administrative checks referred to in Article 74 have been finalised.
By way of derogation from the first sub-paragraph, in respect of claim year 2021, the paying agency may make payments to beneficiaries—
(a)granted pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 3 of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 (basic payment scheme),
(b)granted pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 3 of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 (payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and environment),
(c)granted pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 3 of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 (payment for young farmers),
(d)granted pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013(4) (payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints),
after the administrative checks referred to in Article 74 have been finalised.”.
EUR 2013/1306.
Article 75(2) was amended by S.I. 2020/90 in relation to direct payment support and S.I. 2019/763 in relation to agricultural support.
EUR 2013/1307, as amended by section 5 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (c.2) (“the 2020 Act”), S.I. 2020/91, S.I. 2020/576, S.I. 2020/760, S.S.I. 2020/349 and S.S.I. 2020/460. This Regulation was incorporated into domestic law by section 2 of the 2020 Act.
EUR 2013/1305, as relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/764, S.I. 2019/1422 and S.S.I. 2020/456.