Amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/592
Article 1
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/592 is amended as follows: (1) Article 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 Temporary derogations from Articles 33(3) and 34(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 By way of derogation from the fourth subparagraph of Article 33(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the limit of one third of expenditure for crisis prevention and management measures under the operational programme referred to in that provision shall not apply in the year 2020. By way of derogation from Article 34(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Union financial assistance to the operational fund in the year 2020 shall not exceed the amount of the Union financial contribution to operational funds approved by Member States for the year 2020 and shall be limited to 70 % of the actual expenditure incurred.’; (2) Article 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 Derogations from Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 By way of derogation from Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the measures set out in Articles 3 and 4 of this Regulation may be financed under support programmes in the wine sector through advance payments or payments during financial year 2020.’; (3) Article 3 is amended as follows: (a) the following paragraph 7a is inserted: ‘7a. Beneficiaries of support under this Article may request the payment of an advance from the competent paying agencies, if this option is included in the national support programme in accordance with Article 49 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1149 ( *1 ) . The amount of advances shall be 100 % of the Union contribution. The advance shall be paid on condition that the beneficiary has lodged a bank guarantee or an equivalent security at least equal to 110 % of the amount of that advance in favour of the Member State concerned in accordance with Chapter IV of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 ( *2 ) . The security shall be released when the competent paying agency establishes that the amount of actual expenditure corresponding to the Union contribution related to the operations concerned equals the amount of the advance. ( *1 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1149 of 15 April 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the national support programmes in the wine sector and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 ( OJ L 190, 15.7.2016, p. 1 )." ( *2 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, securities and use of euro ( OJ L 255, 28.8.2014, p. 18 ).’;" (b) paragraphs 8 and 9 are replaced by the following: ‘8. By way of derogation from Article 44(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Member States may grant additional national payments for the measure referred to in this Article. 9. Articles 1 and 2, Article 43 and Articles 48 to 54 and Article 56 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1149 and Articles 1, 2 and 3, Articles 19 to 23, Article 25, Articles 27 to 31, the second subparagraph of Article 32(1) and Articles 33 to 40 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 ( *3 ) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the support for distillation of wine in case of crisis. ( *3 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 of 15 April 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the national support programmes in the wine sector ( OJ L 190 15.7.2016, p. 23 ).’;" (4) Article 4 is amended as follows: (a) the following paragraph 6a is inserted: ‘6a. Beneficiaries of support under this Article may request the payment of an advance from the competent paying agencies, if this option is included in the national support programme in accordance with Article 49 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1149. The amount of advances shall be 100 % of the Union contribution. The advance shall be paid on condition that the beneficiary has lodged a bank guarantee or an equivalent security at least equal to 110 % of the amount of that advance in favour of the Member State concerned in accordance with Chapter IV of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014. The security shall be released when the competent paying agency establishes that the amount of actual expenditure corresponding to the Union contribution related to the operations concerned equals the amount of the advance.’; (b) paragraphs 7 and 8 are replaced by the following: ‘7. By way of derogation from Article 44(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Member States may grant additional national payments for the measure referred to in this Article. 8. Articles 1 and 2, Article 43 and Articles 48 to 54 and Article 56 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1149 and Articles 1, 2 and 3, Articles 19 to 23, Article 25, Articles 27 to 31, the second subparagraph of Article 32(1) and Articles 33 to 40 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the aid for crisis storage of wine.’; (5) the following Article 5a is inserted: ‘Article 5a Derogation from Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 By way of derogation from Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Union contribution to information or promotion measures shall not exceed 70 % of the eligible expenditure.’; (6) Article 6 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 6 Derogation from Article 46(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 By way of derogation from Article 46(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Union contribution to the actual costs of the restructuring and conversion of vineyards shall not exceed 70 %. In less developed regions, the Union contribution to the costs of restructuring and conversion shall not exceed 90 %.’; (7) in Article 7, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. By way of derogation from the second sentence of Article 47(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the support granted for green harvesting shall not exceed 70 % of the sum of the direct costs of the destruction or removal of grape bunches and the loss of revenue related to such destruction or removal.’; (8) in Article 8, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following: ‘By way of derogation from point (b) of Article 49(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Union financial contribution to the support for harvest insurance shall not exceed 70 % of the cost of the insurance premiums paid for by producers for insurance:’; (9) in Article 9, points (a) to (d) are replaced by the following: ‘(a) 70 % in less developed regions; (b) 60 % in regions other than less developed regions; (c) 90 % in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty; (d) 85 % in the smaller Aegean islands as defined in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *4 ) . ( *4 ) Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 ( OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41 ).’;" (10) Article 10 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 10 Application of the temporarily increased Union contribution Articles 5a, 6, 7(2), 8 and 9 shall apply to operations selected by the competent authorities in the Member States as of the date of entry into force of this Regulation and not later than 15 October 2020.’.