PART 2Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

Amendment of Regulation 215/2014

3.—(1) Regulation 215/2014, to the extent that it applies to support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014, is amended as follows.

(2) Before Article 1 insert—

Article A1Interpretation

In this Regulation, a reference to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 or any provision of that Regulation is a reference to that Regulation as it applies for the purpose of support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014..

(3) In the heading of Chapter 1, for “for each of the ESI Funds” substitute “under support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014”.

(4) Omit Article 1.

(5) In Article 2—

(a)in the heading, for “by the EAFRD” substitute “for rural development”;

(b)in paragraph 1—

(i)after “support” insert “for rural development”;

(ii)omit “by the EAFRD”.

(6) In Article 3—

(a)in the heading, for “by the EMFF” substitute “under Regulation 508/2014”;

(b)in paragraph 1—

(i)in the first subparagraph, for “the EMFF”, in both places it occurs, substitute “funding under Regulation 508/2014”;

(ii)in the second subparagraph, for “Support by the EMFF” substitute “Support under Regulation 508/2014 ”;

(iii)in point (a), for “by the EMFF” substitute “under Regulation 508/2014”;

(iv)in point (b), for “the EMFF” substitute “funding under Regulation 508/2014”;

(v)in points (c) and (d), for “Member States” substitute “the relevant authority”;

(c)in paragraph 2, for “A Member State” substitute “The relevant authority”.

(7) Omit Chapters 2 to 4.

(8) Omit Annex 1.

(9) In the heading of Annex 2, for “the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development” substitute “support for rural development”.

(10) In Annex 3—

(a)in the heading, for “the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund” substitute “support under Regulation 508/2014;

(b)in the entry for Article 78, for “Member States” substitute “relevant authority”.