Legislation – The Payments to Farmers (Controls and Checks) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

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Introduction

1 Title, commencement, application and interpretation

2 Modification of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014

Signature

Explanatory note

Title, commencement, application and interpretation1.

(1)

he title of these Regulations is the Payments to Farmers (Controls and Checks) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 14 June 2020.

(3)

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(4)

In these Regulations—

“claim year 2020” (“blwyddyn hawlio 2020”) is to be interpreted in accordance with section 1(7) of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 20202;
“Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014” (“Rheoliad Gweithredu’r Comisiwn (EU) Rhif 809/2014”) means the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance3, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020.
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance (OJ No L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 69). In so far as relating to the direct payment schemes for claim year 2020, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014 has been incorporated into domestic law by virtue of section 1 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 809/2014 has been amended by regulation 14 of the Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/90). There are other amending instruments but none are relevant.