The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products Framework (Miscellaneous Amendments, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

13.  In Article 23—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Union aid shall” substitute “Aid may”;

(b) in paragraph 3—

(i) for the words from “Member” to “shall” substitute “The relevant authority may”;

(ii) for “national circumstances” substitute “circumstances in the constituent nation”;

(c) in paragraph 4, for “their territory, Member States” substitute “the constituent nation, the relevant authority”;

(d) in paragraph 5—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States consider” substitute “the relevant authority considers”;

(bb) for “they” substitute “it”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “Union aid” substitute “aid referred to in paragraph 1”;

(e) in paragraph 6 in the second subparagraph—

(i) for “any Member State” substitute “the relevant authority”;

(ii) for the words from “obtaining” to “procedures” substitute “consulting the public bodies responsible for health and nutrition in the constituent nation”;

(f) omit paragraph 7;

(g) in paragraph 8, in the first subparagraph—

(i) for the words from the beginning to “level”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “The relevant authority must ensure that there is a strategy in place for the implementation of the scheme in the constituent nation for any period during which it intends to make payments under the scheme. The strategy may cover a period of up to six years and may be amended by the relevant authority at any time”;

(ii) at the end, insert “Where the relevant authorities agree, the strategy may be a single strategy in respect of the United Kingdom as a whole.”;

(h) in paragraph 9—

(i) for “Member States” substitute “The relevant authority”;

(ii) for “their strategies” substitute “its strategy”;

(iii) for the second sentence substitute “In drawing up that list, the relevant authority must consult, where appropriate, the public bodies responsible for health and nutrition in the constituent nation.”;

(i) in paragraph 10, for “Member States” substitute “The relevant authority”;

(j) in paragraph 11—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States”, in both places it occurs, substitute “The relevant authority”;

(bb) for “Union” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(ii) in the second subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States” substitute “The relevant authority”;

(bb) for “their strategies” substitute “its strategy”.