Legislation – The Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 20142.

(1)

Regulation 5 of the Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 20143 (applications) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

for “Commission Implementing Regulation 2018/701” substitute “Commission Implementing Regulation 2020/501 (insofar as it applies in relation to rural development aid applications and payment claims)”;

(b)

for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

if the relevant claim year is 2020, 15th June;”.

(3)

In paragraph (2)—

(a)

omit the definition of “Commission Implementing Regulation 2018/701”;

(b)

at the end, add—

““Commission Implementing Regulation 2020/501” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/501 of 6 April 2020 derogating from Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 as regards the final date of submission of the single application, aid applications or payment claims, the final date for notification of amendments to the single application or payment claim and the final date for applications for allocation of payment entitlements or the increase of the value of payment entitlements under the basic payment scheme for the year 2020.”.