The Common Agricultural Policy (Integrated Administration and Control System and Enforcement and Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2014

PART 1 INTRODUCTION

Title, application and commencement

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Common Agricultural Policy (Integrated Administration and Control System and Enforcement and Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) These Regulations come into force on 1^st January 2015.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Dirprwyedig Taliadau Uniongyrchol”) means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 639/2014 supplementing the Direct Payments Regulation(1);

“the Direct Payments Implementing Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Gweithredu Taliadau Uniongyrchol”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 641/2014 laying down rules for the application of the Direct Payments Regulation(2);

“the Direct Payments Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Taliadau Uniongyrchol”) means Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy(3);

“the European Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Ewropeaidd”) means—

(a)

the Direct Payments Regulation;

(b)

the Direct Payments Delegated Regulation;

(c)

the Direct Payments Implementing Regulation;

(d)

the Horizontal Regulation;

(e)

the Horizontal Delegated Regulation;

(f)

the Horizontal Finance Implementing Regulation;

(g)

the Horizontal Implementing Regulation;

(h)

the Rural Development Regulation;

(i)

the Rural Development Delegated Regulation; and

(j)

the Rural Development Implementing Regulation.;

“the Horizontal Delegated Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Dirprwyedig Llorweddol”) means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 640/2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system and conditions for refusal or withdrawal of payments and administrative penalties applicable to direct payments, rural development support and cross compliance(4);

“the Horizontal Finance Implementing Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Gweithredu Cyllid Llorweddol”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 908/2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy(5);

“the Horizontal Implementing Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Gweithredu Llorweddol”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance(6);

“the Horizontal Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Llorweddol”) means Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy(7);

“the Rural Development Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Datblygu Gwledig”) means Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development(8);

“the Rural Development Delegated Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Dirprwyedig Datblygu Gwledig”) means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 807/2014 supplementing the Rural Development Regulation(9);

“the Rural Development Implementing Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Gweithredu Datblygu Gwledig”) means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 808/2014 laying down rules for the application of the Rural Development Regulation(10);

“Regulation 1698/2005” (“Rheoliad 1698/2005”) means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) etc(11);

“area-related aid schemes” (“cynlluniau cymorth ar sail arwynebedd”) has the meaning given by point (20) of the second sub-paragraph of Article 2(1) of the Horizontal Delegated Regulation;

“authorised person” (“person awdurdodedig”) means any person who is authorised by the Welsh Ministers, either generally or specifically, to act in relation to matters arising under these Regulations;

“beneficiary” (“buddiolwr”), unless the context otherwise requires, has the meaning given by sub-paragraph (2) of Article 2(1) of the Horizontal Delegated Regulation except that in Part 3 and Schedule 1 it means a beneficiary to whom Article 91 of the Horizontal Regulation applies;

“direct payments” (“taliadau uniongyrchol”) has the meaning given by Article 2(1)(e) of the Horizontal Regulation;

“farmer” (“ffermwr”) has the meaning given by Article 4(1)(a) of the Direct Payments Regulation;

“non-compliance” (“methiant i gydymffurfio”) has the meaning given by point (2)(b) of the second sub-paragraph of Article 2(1) of the Horizontal Delegated Regulation;

“single application” (“cais sengl”) means an application for direct payments in relation to area-related aid schemes.

(2) Other terms used in these Regulations that are also used in any of the European Regulations have the meaning they bear in those Regulations.

(3) Any reference in these Regulations to any of the European Regulations is a reference to those Regulations as amended from time to time.

(1)

OJ No. L 181, 20.6.2014, p. 1.

(2)

OJ No. L 181, 20.6.2014, p. 74.

(3)

OJ No. L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608, as amended by Regulation (EU) No. 1310/2013 (OJ No. L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 865).

(4)

OJ No. L 181. 20.6.2014, p.48.

(5)

OJ No. L 255, 28.8.2014, p. 59.

(6)

OJ No. L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 69.

(7)

OJ No. L 347, 20.12.2013, p.549, amended by Regulation (EU) No. 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L. 347, 20.12.2013, p.865).

(8)

OJ No. L 347, 20.12.2013, p.487, amended by Regulation (EU) No. 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L. 347, 20.12.2013, p.865).

(9)

OJ No. L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 1.

(10)

OJ No. L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 18.

(11)

OJ No. L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 1312/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L 339, 21,12,20111, p. 1).