The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment of Title 6 (Cross-Compliance)

8.—(1) In Article 91(3)—

(a) in point (a), for “territory of the same Member State” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in point (b), omit “under Union law”.

(2) For Article 92 substitute—

“Article 91 shall apply to beneficiaries receiving direct payment support.”.

(3) In Article 93—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) omit “under Union law”;

(ii) for “at national level” substitute “in the constituent nation”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “by the Member States” substitute “in the constituent nation”;

(4) In Article 94—

(a) in the first paragraph—

(i) for “Member States”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “The relevant authority”;

(ii) for the second sentence substitute “The minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental conditions of land are as set out in the legislation applying in the constituent nation.”.

(b) in the second paragraph, for “Member States” substitute “The relevant authority”.

(5) In Article 95 for “Member States” substitute “The relevant authority”.

(6) In Article 96—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Member States”, in both places it occurs, substitute “The relevant authority”;

(ii) after “set up” insert “in the constituent nation”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “Member States” substitute “the relevant authority”;

(c) in paragraph 3, for “Member States” substitute “The relevant authority”;

(d) in paragraph 4—

(i) for “The Commission shall adopt implementing acts” substitute “The appropriate authority may make regulations”;

(ii) omit the second subparagraph.

(7) In Article 97(3)—

(a) in the first subparagraph, for “Member States” substitute “the relevant authority”;

(b) in the second subparagraph, for “a Member State” substitute “the relevant authority”.

(8) Omit Article 98.

(9) In Article 99(2)—

(a) for “Member States”, in both places it occurs, substitute “The relevant authority”;

(b) for “a Member State” substitute “the relevant authority”.

(10) Omit Article 100.