2012 No. 3093 (W.311)
AGRICULTURE, WALES

The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers are designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union and make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.

Title, application and commencement1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales, and come into force on 3 January 2013.

Amendment of Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 20102.

(1)

The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 20103 are amended as follows.

(2)

For regulation 7 substitute—

“Voluntary modulation7.

The rates in the third column of the Schedule are the voluntary modulation referred to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/20034 for the period 2009 to 2012 and the voluntary adjustment referred to in Article 10b of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/20095 for 20136.”

(3)

In the Schedule—

(a)

in the table headed “For amounts up to and including £5,000” after the row relating to 2012 insert—

“2013

0%

6.5%

6.5%”;

(b)

in the table headed “For amounts over £5,000 and up to and including £300,000” after the row relating to 2012 insert—

“2013

10%

1.5%

11.5%”; and

(c)

in the table headed “For amounts over £300,000” after the row relating to 2012 insert—

“2013

14%

0%

14%”.

Alun Davies
Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes, under authority of the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science, one of the Welsh Ministers
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1892) (W.185) (“the principal Regulations”) which make provision in Wales for the administration of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ No L 30, 31.1.2009, p 16), and other associated EU instruments, in relation to direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy.

Regulation 2 amends the principal Regulations to provide for additional modulation deductions which will be made from direct payments to farmers for 2013.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.