The Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 2894 (W. 295)

Agriculture, Wales

The Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made

4 November 2014

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

7 November 2014

Coming into force

1 December 2014

The Welsh Ministers are designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for any reference in these Regulations to EU instruments to be construed as a reference to those instruments as amended from time to time.

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.

Title, application and commencement

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) These Regulations come into force on 1 December 2014.

Amendments to the Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2006

2.—(1) The Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2006(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In the Schedule after paragraph 17 insert—

“18.   Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)(4).

19.   Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy(5).

20.   Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy(6).

21.   Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing 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 and amending Annex X to that Regulation(7).

22.   Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system and conditions for refusal or withdrawal of payments and administrative penalties applicable to direct payments, rural development support and cross compliance(8).

23.   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(9).

24.   Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing 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) and introducing transitional provisions(10).

25.   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of 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)(11).

26.   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(12).”

Rebecca Evans

Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, under authority of the Minister for Natural Resources, one of the Welsh Ministers

4 November 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make further amendments to the Agricultural Subsidies and Grants Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2006, S.I. 2006/3342 (W. 303). The amendments update the list of European Union legislation covered by S.I. 2006/3342 (W. 303) as amended by S.I. 2007/2900 (W. 251) and S.I. 2010/1807 (W. 175).

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations as the amendments covered by these Regulations relate to existing arrangements for appeals.

(1)

S.I. 2010/2690.

(2)

1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.

(3)

S.I. 2006/3342 (W. 303), as amended by S.I. 2007/2900 (W. 175) and S.I. 2010/1807 (W. 175).

(4)

OJ No L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487.

(5)

OJ No L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549.

(6)

OJ No L 347, 20.12.2014, p. 608.

(7)

OJ No L 181, 20.6.2014, p. 1.

(8)

OJ No L 181, 20.6.2014, p. 48.

(9)

OJ No L 181, 20.6.2014, p. 74.

(10)

OJ No L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 1.

(11)

OJ No L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 18.

(12)

OJ No L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 69.