Article 47U.K.Special departments
1.The special departments referred to in Article 85 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 [F1shall be responsible][F1may], in addition to the tasks referred to in that Article [F2, for]:
(a)[F3training][F3train] the national officials responsible for carrying out the scrutiny referred to in this Section, to enable them to acquire sufficient knowledge to perform their duties;
(b)[F4administering][F4administer] the scrutiny reports and any other documents relating to the scrutinies carried out and provided for under Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
(c)[F5the preparation and communication of][F5prepare and communicate] the programmes referred to in Article 84 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the reports referred to in Article 86(1) of that Regulation.
2.Special departments shall be entrusted by [F6a relevant authority] with all the powers necessary to perform the tasks referred to in paragraph 1.
They shall consist of a sufficient number of officials who are suitably trained to carry out those tasks.
3.[F7A relevant authority] where the minimum number of undertakings to control is less than 10 shall not be required to establish a special department.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Art. 47(1) substituted (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments, etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/816), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(a)
F2Word in Art. 47(1) omitted (E.) (1.1.2024) by virtue of The Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments, etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/816), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(b)
F3Word in Art. 47(1)(a) substituted (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments, etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/816), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(c)
F4Word in Art. 47(1)(b) substituted (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments, etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/816), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(d)
F5Words in Art. 47(1)(c) substituted (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments, etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/816), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(e)
F6Words in Art. 47(2) substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring Supplementary Provisions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/765), regs. 1, 4(22)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 47(3) substituted (31.12.2020 in so far as it relates to common organisation of the markets and rural development measures) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring Supplementary Provisions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/765), regs. 1, 4(22)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)