The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014

4.—(1) 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(1), is amended, in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development, as follows.

(2) In Article 4, omit the final paragraph.

(3) In Article 6(2), in point (c), for “Articles 13 and 14” substitute “Article 13”.

(4) In Article 15—

(a) omit paragraph 1b;

(b) omit paragraph 2b;

(c) in paragraph 3, omit the final subparagraph.

(5) In Article 17—

(a) omit paragraph 2;

(b) omit paragraph 5;

(c) omit paragraph 6.

(6) In Article 25, omit “and shall not exceed 14 days”.

(7) In Article 26—

(a) omit paragraph 2;

(b) omit paragraph 4.

(8) In Article 27, omit the second and third paragraphs.

(9) In Article 32—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph, omit the last sentence;

(ii) omit the second subparagraph;

(b) omit paragraph 2;

(c) omit paragraph 2a;

(d) omit paragraph 4.

(10) After Article 32 insert—

“Article 32a

For animal aid schemes, the control sample for on-the-spot checks carried out each year shall for each of the aid schemes cover at least 5% of all beneficiaries applying for that respective aid scheme.”

(11) In Article 34—

(a) in paragraph 2, omit the final subparagraph;

(b) omit paragraphs 3, 4 and 4a;

(c) in paragraph 5—

(i) for “shall” substitute “may”;

(ii) in point (d), after “that” insert “may”.

(12) In Article 35, omit “or in a region or part of a region”.

(13) In Article 36(4), omit the second subparagraph.

(14) In Article 38—

(a) omit the final sentence in paragraph 5;

(b) omit paragraph 9;

(c) in paragraph 10, omit “or permanent pastures”.

(15) In Article 39, omit paragraph 4.

(16) Omit Article 40a.

(17) In Article 41—

(a) omit the final subparagraph of paragraph 1;

(b) in the final subparagraph of paragraph 2—

(i) omit “or by means of monitoring in accordance with Article 40a,”;

(ii) omit “or by monitoring” in both places that it occurs;

(iii) omit the final sentence.

(18) In Article 42(1), in the second subparagraph—

(a) omit “at least 50% of”;

(b) for “shall”, in both places it occurs, substitute “may”.

(19) In Article 43(2), for “shall” substitute “may” in the first place it occurs.

(20) In Article 46, omit “, Article 39b and Article 51(2)”.

(21) In Article 47(2), omit “and 19(1)(c),”.

(22) In Article 48—

(a) in paragraph 2—

(i) in the first subparagraph, omit “State aid”;

(ii) in point (e)—

(aa) for “EUR 5 000” substitute “£5 000”;

(bb) omit “ex ante”;

(b) in paragraph 5—

(i) at the end of the first subparagraph insert—

“Those checks shall, to the extent possible, be carried out before the final payment is made for an operation.”;

(ii) omit point (a).

(23) Omit Articles 49 to 51.

(24) In Article 52(3), for the final sentence substitute “A sample shall be selected randomly.”

(25) Omit Article 62.

(26) In Article 63—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “calculated” substitute “adjusted”;

(b) omit paragraph 2.

(27) In Article 68—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph, omit “and the other beneficiaries receiving direct payment support”;

(ii) omit the second and third subparagraphs;

(b) in paragraph 4, for “shall” substitute “may”.

(28) In Article 69(1), omit the final sentence of the first subparagraph.

(29) In Article 70—

(a) in paragraph 3, omit the words from “or by using” to the end;

(b) omit paragraph 4.

(30) Omit Articles 70a and 70b.

(31) In Article 72—

(a) in paragraph 1, omit the final subparagraph;

(b) in paragraph 2, omit “checked by monitoring in accordance with Article 70a,”;

(c) in paragraph 3, omit the final sentence in the first subparagraph;

(d) in paragraph 4, omit the second sentence of the first subparagraph.

(1)

EUR 2014/809, amended in relation to direct payment schemes by S.I. 2020/90 and 576. EUR 2014/809 is also amended in relation to rural development schemes in Wales by S.I. 2020/510 and 575. EUR 2014/809 is also amended by S.I. 2019/765. However, by virtue of the amendments in S.I. 2020/1445, these amendments do not have effect in relation to rural development support.