Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/127 is amended as follows:
(1)
the following Chapter III a is inserted:
‘CHAPTER III a
Specific conditions for the payment of advances
Article 15a
Specific conditions for the payment of advances referred to in Article 44(3a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116
1. The payment of advances referred to in Article 44(3a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 shall not exceed 80 % of the forecasted expenditure of the approved operational programme or, where relevant, of the interventions referred to in Articles 55 and 58 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115.
2. The payment of advances referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the lodging of a security at least equivalent to the amount of the advance.’
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(2)
Article 27 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 27
Scope
This Section shall apply in cases where specific Union rules provide that a sum may be advanced before the obligation established to obtain any aid or advantage has been met.’
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(3)
in Article 28, the following paragraph 1 a is inserted:
‘1 a . Applications for the release of the security relating to advance payments shall be accompanied by supporting documents proving final entitlement to the sum granted or that the sum granted, plus any addition provided for in the specific Union rules, has been repaid.’
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(4)
the following Article 31 a is inserted:
‘Article 31a
Apiculture programmes
For amounts paid as aid under apiculture programmes pursuant to Article 55 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the operative event for the exchange rate shall be 1 January of the year when the payment is made.’
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