The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/357 (W.)
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Title, commencement and application

The title of these Regulations is the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006. They come into force on 20 February 2006 and apply in relation to Wales.

Section 2 Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2005

The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2005 are amended in accordance with Regulations 3 to 5.

Section 3 Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2005

In regulation 2(1) (Interpretation)—

(a) at the end of the definition of “Commission Regulation 795/2004” insert “, as last amended by Commission Regulation ( EC ) No. 394/2005 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 606/2005 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1085/2005 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1701/2005 .”; and,

(b) at the end of the definition of “Commission Regulation 796/2004” insert “, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 239/2005 Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1954/2005 and Commission Regualtion (EC) No. 2184/2005 .”.

Section 4 Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2005

For regulation 6 (10 month period), substitute the following—

10 month period

(6)

(1) For the purposes of Article 24(2), first subparagraph, of Commission Regulation 795/2004, the period in which the beginning of the 10 month period referred to in Article 44(3) of the Council Regulation is to be fixed, is the period beginning on 1 October of the calendar year preceding the year of submitting an application under the Single Payment Scheme and ending on 30 April of the year of application.

(2) For the purposes of Article 24(2), second subparagraph, of Commission Regulation 795/2004, farmers are authorised to fix two different dates for the beginning of the 10 month period.

Section 5 Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2005

In regulation 9 (Transfers), paragraph (2) is deleted and for the numerical reference “9.—(1)” substitute the numerical reference “9”.