17. In Article 76—
(a)in paragraph 1—
(i)for “protects the financial interests of the Union” substitute “ ensures proper management of public money ”;
(ii)for the words from “Commission” to “Article 115” substitute “ appropriate authority may make regulations ”;
[F1(iia)in point (a), omit the words from “, in addition to those” to the end;]
(iii)in point (b), omit “by the Member States”;
(b)in paragraph 2—
(i)for the words from “Commission” to “Article 115” substitute “ appropriate authority may make regulations ”;
[F2(ia)omit point (b);]
(ii)in point (c), for the words from “such” to “eligible area” substitute “ such rules may allow, in relation to areas under permanent grassland, for scattered landscape features and trees, the total area of which does not exceed a specified percentage of the reference parcel, to be part of the eligible area automatically ”.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 17(a)(iia) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 10(7)(a)
F2Reg. 17(b)(ia) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(b), 10(7)(b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 17 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1