Article 8
1. By way of derogation from Articles 32(1) and 42(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, during the financial year 2021, where the measures put in place to address the pandemic of COVID-19 prevent Member States from carrying out on–the-spot checks in accordance with those provisions, such checks may be replaced by other types of controls to be defined by Member States, such as dated photographs, dated drone surveillance reports, administrative checks or videoconferences with the beneficiaries, guaranteeing that the rules relating to the support programmes in the wine sector are respected. 2. By way of derogation from Article 43(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, during the financial year 2021, where the measures put in place to address the pandemic of COVID-19 prevent Member States from carrying out on–the-spot checks in accordance with that provision, such checks on green harvesting operations shall take place by 15 September 2021.