The Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

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

6.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 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(1), is amended, in so far as it relates to direct payments, as follows.

(2) In Article 6—

(a) omit paragraph 3(b).

(3) In Article 14(1), omit point (h).

(4) In Article 15(2) in the second subparagraph, for “Member States” substitute “the relevant authority”.

(5) In Article 23(2), omit the words from “the payments received” to “exit day), or”, in the second place it occurs.

(6) In Article 34—

(a) in paragraph 2(a), for “points (a) to (e)” substitute “points (a), (b) (d) and (e)”;

(7) In Article 37(2), omit the second subparagraph.

(8) In Article 39(2), omit the first sentence.

(9) In Article 68(1), in the first subparagraph, for “as it has effect in EU law” substitute “as amended for the purpose of agricultural support”.

(10) In Article 69(5), for “30 to 34” substitute “30, 31, 33 and 34”.

(11) Omit Article 70b.

(1)

EUR 2014/809, amended in relation to direct payment schemes by S.I. 2020/90 and 576. EUR 2014/809 is also amended in relation to direct payment schemes in England by S.I. 2020/510 and 575. EUR 2014/809 is also amended prospectively with effect from IP completion day by S.I. 2019/765. However, by virtue of the amendments in The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, these prospective amendments do not have effect in relation to direct payment schemes.