F1PART 2Amendment of Regulation (EU) 1307/2013

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Amendment of Title 1 (Scope and definitions)I13

1

In Article 1, in point (b)—

a

in point (i), omit “and a transitional” to the end;

b

omit points (ii), (v), (viii), (ix) and (x).

2

In Article 2, for the words from “Commission” to “Article 70” substitute “appropriate authority may make regulations”.

3

Omit Article 3.

4

In the first subparagraph of Article 4(1)—

a

in point (a)—

i

omit “by national law”;

ii

for the words from “territorial” to “TFEU” substitute “United Kingdom”;

b

in point (b), for “territory of the same Member State” substitute “United Kingdom”;

c

in point (c)—

i

in point (ii), for the words from “Member States” to “Commission” substitute “the relevant authority on the basis of the framework set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 639/2014”;

ii

in point (iii) for “Member States” substitute “the relevant authority”;

d

in point (d), omit “as well as cotton”;

e

in point (h)—

i

for “as well as, where Member States so decide”, substitute “and, where the relevant authority so decides”;

ii

for “Member States so decide”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “the relevant authority so decides”;

iii

for “Member States”, in the last place it occurs, substitute “The relevant authority”;

f

in point (i), for “Member State” substitute “United Kingdom”;

g

in point (k)—

i

omit “of CN code 0602 90 41”;

ii

omit “to be” in both places it occurs;

iii

for “Member States”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “the relevant authority;

iv

for “Member States”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “relevant authority”;

h

after point (n) insert—

o

“constituent nation” means England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, as the case may be;

p

“national reserve” means a reserve established by the relevant authority at the level of the constituent nation;

q

“regional reserves” means reserves established by the relevant authority at regional level;

r

“relevant authority” means—

i

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

ii

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

iii

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

iv

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

s

“appropriate authority” means—

i

the relevant authority for the constituent nation in which the regulations apply, or

ii

the Secretary of State:

aa

in relation to regulations applying in Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers;

bb

in relation to regulations applying in Northern Ireland, if consent is given by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

5

In the second subparagraph of Article 4(1)—

a

for “Member States” substitute “a relevant authority”;

b

for “have”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “has”.

6

In Article 4(2)—

a

for the first subparagraph substitute—

For the purposes of point (c) of paragraph 1:

a

the criteria to be met by farmers in order to fulfil the obligation to maintain an agricultural area in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation, as referred to in point (c)(ii) are the criteria set by the relevant authority prior to exit day;

b

where applicable in a constituent nation, the minimum activity to be carried out on agricultural areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation, as referred to in point (c)(iii) is as defined by the relevant authority prior to exit day.

b

in the second, third and fourth subparagraphs, for “Member States”, in each place it occurs, substitute “The relevant authority”;

c

in the fourth subparagraph, for “their territory” substitute “the constituent nation”;

d

for the fifth subparagraph substitute—

This paragraph only applies where the decisions to which it refers were made and notified to the Commission by:

a

31st January 2015, in the case of a decision taken under the second subparagraph;

b

31st March 2018, in the case of a decision taken under the third or fourth subparagraph.

7

Omit paragraph 3.