The Single Common Market Organisation (Emergency Aid for Milk Producers) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

• Citation: S.I. 2016/1076
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Single Common Market Organisation (Emergency Aid for Milk Producers) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 1st December 2016.

Section 2 Amendment of the Single Common Market Organisation (Emergency Aid for Milk Producers) Regulations 2015

The Single Common Market Organisation (Emergency Aid for Milk Producers) Regulations 2015 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) insert at the appropriate place—

“Commission Regulation ( EU ) 2016/1612” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1612 providing aid for milk production reduction ;

“milk reduction payment” means a payment due to any person under Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1612;

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 6

In regulation 6(1) (recovery of undue payments)—

(a) in paragraph (a) omit “or”;

(b) after (b) insert—

(c) any milk reduction payment,

(c) at the end insert “or Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1612”.

Section 5 Amendment of regulation 8

For regulation 8 (set-off) substitute—

(8) The Secretary of State may set off—

(a) any sum payable under these Regulations or Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1612 against any sum recoverable by any of the competent authorities under Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy ;

(b) any sum recoverable under regulation 6(1) (including any interest charged in accordance with regulation 7(1)) against any sum payable by any of the competent authorities under the Direct Payments Regulation or 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 (EAFRD) .

Section 6 Amendment of regulation 15

In regulation 15(2) (review of implementation in other member States), for “Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1853 is” substitute “Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1853 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1612 are”.