The Market Measures Payment Schemes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238 U.K.

5.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1238 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage, is amended as follows.

(2) After Article 1 insert—

“Article 1A U.K. Definitions

In this Regulation—

“appropriate authority” means—

• — in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

• — in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

• — in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

• — in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

but the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given by—

• — in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

• — in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.”.

(3) In Article 2(1), for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(4) In Article 4(a), omit the words from “, or the disposal” to the end.

[F1 (4A) In Article 4(b)—

(a) omit “an Implementing Regulation opening”;

(b) after “procedure or” insert “ the Regulations ”;

(c) for “provides” substitute “ provide ”.

(4B) Omit Article 5(3)(c).]

(5) For Article 5(7), substitute—

“7.   In the case of sale of intervention products, except in cases of force majeure, the security shall be forfeit in respect of quantities for which payment has not been made in accordance with Article 35 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 and the sale shall be cancelled in respect of those quantities.”.

(6) In Article 7(3)—

(a) in the fourth paragraph, for “Member State exercising jurisdiction over the paying agency” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(b) omit the last subparagraph.

(7) In Article 8, in paragraphs 3 and 4, for the words “Implementing Regulation” to the end, substitute “ tendering procedure or the Regulations fixing the amount of aid in advance, referred to in Article 39 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240. ”.

(8) Omit Article 9.

(9) After Article 11, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States”.

(10) In Annex 1, Part 1—

(a) in point 1(d) for “Union” substitute “ retained EU ”;

(b) in point 3 for “Member States” substitute “ The appropriate authority ”.

(11) In Annex 2, point 1(e), for “Union” substitute “ retained EU ”.

(12) In Annex 3—

(a) in Part 1, point 2(b), for “Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008” substitute “ Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182 ”;

(b) for Part 2 substitute—

“Classification of products U.K.

For the purpose of this Part, category Z refers only to male animals as described in point 1(c) of Part I.

I. GREAT BRITAIN

Carcases, half-carcases:

Category C, class U3

Category C, class U4

Category C, class R3

Category C, class R4

Category C, class O3

Category C, class O4

Category A, class U2

Category A, class U3

Category A, class R2

Category A, class R3

Category A, class O2

Category A, class O3

Category Z, class U2

Category Z, class U3

Category Z, class R2

Category Z, class R3

Category Z, class O2

Category Z, class O3

II. NORTHERN IRELAND

Carcases, half-carcases:

Category C, class U3

Category C, class U4

Category C, class R3

Category C, class R4

Category C, class O3

Category C, class O4

Category A, class U2

Category A, class U3

Category A, class R2

Category A, class R3

Category A, class O2

Category A, class O3

Category Z, class U2

Category Z, class U3

Category Z, class R2

Category Z, class R3

Category Z, class O2

Category Z, class O3”

(13) In Annex 4—

(a) in Part 1—

(i) in paragraph 2, for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(ii) in paragraph 3, for “Union” substitute “ retained EU ”;

(iii) omit paragraphs 5 and 6;

(b) in Part 3—

(i) in paragraph 1(b), omit “of each Member State”;

(ii) in paragraph 1(d), for “Member State” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(iii) in paragraph 3, in the third subparagraph, for “Member State” substitute “ appropriate authority ”.

(14) In Annex 5—

(a) in Part 1—

(i) in paragraph 2—

(aa) in subparagraph 2, for ”Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(bb) in subparagraph 3 for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(ii) in paragraph 3, for “Union” substitute “ retained EU ”;

(iii) omit paragraphs 5 and 6;

(b) in Part 3—

(i) in paragraph 1(b), omit “of each Member State”;

(ii) in paragraph 1(d), for “Member State” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(iii) in paragraph 3, for “Member State” substitute “ appropriate authority ”.

(15) In Annex 6—

(a) in the first paragraph, for “Union” substitute “ retained EU ”;

(b) under heading 1 (sugar), omit the last sentence;

(c) under heading 2 (flax fibre), in point (a), omit “and the Member State”;

(d) under heading 3 (meat)—

(i) in paragraph (a)—

(aa) omit “Union”;

(bb) for “Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008, and identified in accordance with Article 6(3)” substitute “ Regulation (EU) No 2017/1182, and identified in accordance with Article 8(2)(a) ”;

(ii) in paragraph (c), in each place it occurs, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(e) under heading 4 (butter)—

(i) in the third paragraph, omit “of the Member State of production”;

(ii) omit the fourth paragraph;

(f) under the heading 5 (cheese), for point (b) substitute—

“(b) it is stored as a whole cheese in the United Kingdom; and”;

(g) under the heading 6 (skimmed milk powder)—

(i) in the third paragraph, omit “of the Member State of production”;

(ii) omit the fourth paragraph.

(16) In Annex 7—

(a) omit point (a);

(b) in points (b) and (c)—

(i) for “the requirements”, in both places those words occur, substitute “ any statutory requirements ”;

(ii) omit “by the Member State concerned” in both places those words occur.

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 5(4A)(4B) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445), regs. 1(2)(a), 15(2)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1