The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
13.—(1) The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), in the new first paragraph to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”,
(ii)omit sub-paragraph (c),
(iii)in sub-paragraph (d), omit paragraph (iii), and
(iv)for sub-paragraph (e) substitute—
“(e)for the fifth paragraph substitute—
“Part Two of this Regulation applies to support for rural development except when it explicitly allows for derogations. The Fund-specific Regulations may establish complementary rules to Part Two of this Regulation. The complementary rules in the Fund-specific Regulations must be read consistently with Part Two of this Regulation. In case of doubt about the application between provisions, Part Two of this Regulation prevails over the Fund-specific Regulations.”.”; and
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (b), in the new point (4) to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit—
(aa)“Part Four of this Regulation or”, and
(bb)“or Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”,
(ii)in sub-paragraph (d), in the new point (6) to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, for “an ‘operational programme’ as referred to in Part Four of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, and” substitute “a”,
(iii)in sub-paragraph (e), in the new point (8) to be substituted by that sub-paragraph—
(aa)for “Parts Two and Four” substitute “Part Two”, and
(bb)omit “or a priority for support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”,
(iv)in sub-paragraph (g), in the new point (15) to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “or the European Maritime and Sustainable Fisheries Fund”,
(v)in sub-paragraph (o), omit “or priority for support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”,
(vi)in sub-paragraph (q), in the new point (36) to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014,”,
(vii)in sub-paragraph (r), in the new point (37) to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014,”,
(viii)omit sub-paragraph (s),
(ix)in sub-paragraph (t)—
(aa)in the new point (43) to be inserted by that sub-paragraph, omit the words from “and, in the context of support under Regulation 508/2014” to the end,
(bb)in the new point (44) to be inserted by that sub-paragraph, omit paragraph (b), and
(cc)omit the new point (46) to be inserted by that sub-paragraph.
(3) In regulation 5—
(a)in paragraph (1) omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(b)in paragraph (2) omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(c)in paragraph (3)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), in the new paragraph 1 to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”,
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), in the new paragraph 2 to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”,
(iii)in sub-paragraph (e), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(iv)in sub-paragraph (g)(ii), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(d)in paragraph (5), in the new Article 6 to be substituted by that paragraph, omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”; and
(e)in paragraph (7)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a)(i), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), in the new second paragraph to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit—
(aa)“and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(bb)“and in the case of support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 to measures set out in that Regulation”.
(4) In regulation 6—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), in the new first paragraph to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”,
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), omit the words from “and for “(for the EMFF)”” to the end,
(iii)in sub-paragraph (c), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(iv)in sub-paragraph (d), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), in the new paragraph 1 to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014,”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), in the new paragraph 2 to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014,”; and
(c)in paragraph (3)(b), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”.
(5) In regulation 7—
(a)in paragraph (1), in the new Article 26 to be substituted by that paragraph, omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (b), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (c)(i), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(c)in paragraph (6)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), in the new paragraph 1 to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit the words from “The relevant authority may provide support” to the end,
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “the support concerned” substitute “support for rural development”, and
(iii)in sub-paragraph (d), for “the support concerned” substitute “support for rural development”;
(d)in paragraph (7), in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), for “the support concerned” substitute “support for rural development”; and
(e)in paragraph (10), for “The support concerned” substitute “for rural development”.
(6) In regulation 8—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (b), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”,
(ii)in sub-paragraph (c), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(iii)in sub-paragraph (e), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(b)in paragraph (2)(d)—
(i)in paragraph (i), in the new point (a) to be substituted by that paragraph, omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014,”, and
(ii)in paragraph (ii)(dd), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(c)in paragraph (5), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(d)in paragraph (6)(a), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(e)in paragraph (7)(a)(i), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(f)in paragraph (8)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(g)in paragraph (9)(b), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”; and
(h)in paragraph (10)(b), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”.
(7) In regulation 9—
(a)in paragraph (3)(b), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(b)in paragraph (4)(d), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(c)in paragraph (6)(a)(i), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”; and
(d)in paragraph (8)(c)(i), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”.
(8) In regulation 10(2)(a)—
(a)in paragraph (ii), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”; and
(b)in paragraph (iii), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”.
(9) In regulation 11—
(a)in paragraph (2)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (f)(ii), omit sub-paragraph (bb);
(b)in paragraph (3), omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(c)in paragraph (4)(b), omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(d)in paragraph (5)(a)(i), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(e)in paragraph (6)—
(i)omit sub-paragraph (a),
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b)(i), omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”,
(iii)in sub-paragraph (c), for “3, 5 and 7” substitute “3 and 5”,
(iv)after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca)in paragraph 6, for “the ESI funds” substitute “support for rural development”;
(cb)omit paragraph 7;”,
(v)in sub-paragraph (d)—
(aa)in paragraph (i), omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”,
(bb)in paragraph (ii), omit sub-paragraph (bb),
(vi)in sub-paragraph (e), omit paragraph (iii), and
(vii)in sub-paragraph (g), in the new paragraph 11 to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 or both of them”;
(f)in paragraph (7)(a), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(g)in paragraph (8), omit sub-paragraph (a);
(h)in paragraph (12)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a)(i)(aa), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b)(i), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(i)in paragraph (13)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a)(i), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b)(ii), in the new point (b) to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”; and
(j)in paragraph (14)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (d), in the new paragraph 3 to be substituted by that sub-paragraph, omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”.
(10) Omit regulations 15 and 16.
(11) In regulation 18—
(a)in paragraph (2), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(b)in paragraph (3), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(c)in paragraph (4), in the new paragraph 1 to be substituted by that paragraph, omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”;
(d)in paragraph (6)(c)(iv), in the new point 4 to be substituted by that paragraph, omit “and, where appropriate, in its programme for support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”; and
(e)in paragraph (9)(b)(i), omit “and priorities for sustainable fisheries”.
(12) In regulation 20—
(a)in paragraph (2)(d), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”; and
(b)in paragraph (3), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”.
(13) In regulation 22(3)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), omit “and support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (c), omit “or support under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014”.
S.I. 2019/785, amended by the Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1445).