The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2012
S.I. 2012/3027 · Made 3 December 2012 · Extends to United Kingdom
Agriculture, England
Made 3rd December 2012
Laid before Parliament 7th December 2012
Coming into force 1st January 2013
The Secretary of State is designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union and makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), Part 1 of the Schedule.
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes Regulations 2010
- 3Revocation
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st January 2013.
2Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes Regulations 2010
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes Regulations 2010f1 are amended as follows.
For regulation 8 substitute—
“Additional modulation
8.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 1782/2003f2 for the period 2009 to 2012 and the voluntary adjustment referred to in Article 10b of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009f3 for 2013f4.”.
In the Schedule—
in the table headed “Amounts up to and including €5,000” after the row relating to 2012 insert—
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2013 0% 14% 14% ”;
in the table headed “Amounts over €5,000 and up to and including €300,000” after the row relating to 2012 insert—
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2013 10% 9% 19% ” ; and
in the table headed “Amounts over €300,000” after the row relating to 2012 insert—
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2013 14% 5% 19% ”.
3Revocation
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Reductions from Payments) (England) Regulations 2006f1 are revoked.
Signature
David Heath
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
3rd December 2012
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/540) (“the principal Regulations”) which make provision in England 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.
Regulation 3 revokes the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Reductions from Payments) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/169).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.