The Common Agricultural Policy (Payments to Farmers) (Coronavirus) (Wales) Regulations 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/473 (W.)
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Title, commencement, application and interpretation

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Common Agricultural Policy (Payments to Farmers) (Coronavirus) (Wales) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 30 April 2020.

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(4) In these Regulations, “claim year 2020” is to be interpreted in accordance with section 1(7) of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 .

Section 2 Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014

For the purposes of claim year 2020, the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance applies as if—

(a) in Article 13(1), for “15 May each year” there were substituted “15 June 2020”;

(b) in Article 15(2), for “31 May of the year concerned” there were substituted “30 June 2020”;

(c) in Article 22(1), for “15 May of the relevant calendar year” there were substituted “15 June 2020”.

Section 3 Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 641/2014

For the purposes of claim year 2020, Article 8(1) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 641/2014 of 16 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy applies as if the words “prior to exit day” were omitted.

Section 4 Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy (Integrated Administration and Control System and Enforcement and Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2014

For the purposes of claim year 2020, regulation 3(1) of the Common Agricultural Policy (Integrated Administration and Control System and Enforcement and Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2014 applies as if for “15th May”, in both places where it occurs, there were substituted “15 June 2020”.

Section 5 Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2015

For the purposes of claim year 2020, the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2015 apply as if—

(a) in regulation 10(1), for “15 May of the relevant calendar year” there were substituted “15 June 2020”;

(b) in regulation 11(3), for the words “of the preceding calendar year” to the end, there were substituted “2019 to 15 May 2020”.