7Power to simplify or improve CAP legislation on aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisationsS
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the legislation governing aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations.
(2)The Scottish Ministers may only make modifications under subsection (1) that they consider would simplify or improve the operation of the provisions of the legislation.
(3)In this section, the “legislation governing aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations” means—
(a)Articles 32 to 38 of the CMO Regulation,
(b)the following so far as relating to aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations—
(i)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/891 of 13 March 2017 supplementing the CMO Regulation with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors and supplementing the Horizontal Regulation with regard to penalties to be applied in those sectors,
(ii)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 of 13 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of the CMO Regulation with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors.
(4)Regulations under this section are (if they have not been subject to the affirmative procedure) subject to the negative procedure.
Commencement Information
I1S. 7 in force at 1.1.2021 by S.S.I. 2020/373, reg. 2(2)(b)